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Waste Land

  • 20102010
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  • 1h 39m
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Waste Land (2010)
Filmed over nearly three years, Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
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On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers... Read allOn the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
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  • Directors
    • Lucy Walker
    • Karen Harley(co-director)
    • João Jardim(co-director)
  • Star
    • Vik Muniz
  • Directors
    • Lucy Walker
    • Karen Harley(co-director)
    • João Jardim(co-director)
  • Star
    • Vik Muniz
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    • 24User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 28 wins & 14 nominations total

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      • Lucy Walker
      • Karen Harley(co-director)
      • João Jardim(co-director)
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      Valter: [talking about the importance of recycling] People sometimes say "But one single can?" One single can is of great importance. Because 99 is not 100, and that single one will make the difference.

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    9/10
    A Must See Uplifting Documentary
    The Brazilian artist Vik Muniz rooted in New York decides to make the difference and travels to Jardim Gramacho, the largest landfill of the world in the outskirt of Rio de Janeiro, with the intention to help the pickers to improve their lives using his art. Vik recalls an event when he was very poor and lived in Brazil. He tried to break up a fight between two men, and he was shot when he was walking to his car. Later the shooter gave him some money that allowed Vik to travel to USA.

    Vik and his friend Fábio spend two years in Jardim Gramacho and get closer to a group of pickers of recyclable materials and takes pictures of them. He uses his talent to make art using recyclable material and photographs the results. Then he travels to London and sells one of the portraits in an auction. With the money, the pickers buy a truck, equipment and build a leaning center and a library. The pickers that worked with him leans how to improve their lives and leave Jardim Gramacho.

    "Waste Land" is a must see uplifting documentary that shows another side of Rio de Janeiro unusual in the cinema: the lives of people that earn their lives honestly working in the greatest landfill of the world and how they could improve their lives with social investment.

    Vik Muniz gives a lesson to our corrupt politicians that embezzle money that are dedicated to people of the lower classes and shows how it is possible to improve lives using the money properly. His humanitarian work should be publicized worldwide and specially in my country. Maybe in the future, the president and politicians would be outraged not with handcuffed corrupts but with the damage that corruption causes to our people. My vote is nine.

    Title (Brazil): "Lixo Extraordinário" ("Extraordinary Garbage")
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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2011 (Brazil)
    • Countries of origin
      • Brazil
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • Portuguese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wasteland
    • Filming locations
      • Jardim Gramacho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(landfill)
    • Production companies
      • Almega Projects
      • O2 Filmes
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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $187,716
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,806
      • Oct 31, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $291,307
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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