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Waste Land

2010·Documentary·1h 30m
7.1
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An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves.
Directed by Lucy Walker
garbage
empowerment
rio de janeiro
artist
dead child
garbage dump
landfill
woman director
dignity
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Cast

Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz
Himself

Crew

Lucy Walker
Lucy Walker
Director
João Jardim
João Jardim
Co-Director
Lucy Walker
Lucy Walker
Screenplay
Pedro Kos
Pedro Kos
Editor
Fernando Meirelles
Fernando Meirelles
Executive Producer
Samy Waitzberg
Samy Waitzberg
Assistant Editor
Moby
Moby
Music

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18 reviews
Húdiémil
Húdiémil
5.0★ · 06/09/26
Waste Land
Une œuvre touchante d’un très bon artiste, j’aurais pu mettre un bien meilleur note a ce documentaire si l’artiste ne se plaçait pas autant au dessus de ses associés travailleurs dans la décharge, il se place constamment en Messie sauvant leur vie de misère, coupe la parole aux autres interlocuteurs et semble assez souvent vouloir imposer sa vision sans entendre celles des autres.
Une œuvre touchante d’un très bon artiste, j’aurais pu mettre un bien meilleur note a ce documentaire si l’artiste ne se plaçait pas autant au dessus de ses associés travailleurs dans la décharge, il se place constamment en Messie sauvant leur vie de misère, coupe la parole aux autres interlocuteurs et semble assez souvent vouloir imposer sa vision sans entendre celles des autres.
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Adèle Courtemanche
Adèle Courtemanche
7.0★ · 11/11/25
Waste Land
Rating so high not because I agree with the morality but because this documentary was actually well done. The soundtrack was banger on banger and I’m that easy
Rating so high not because I agree with the morality but because this documentary was actually well done. The soundtrack was banger on banger and I’m that easy
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Davi Muniz
Davi Muniz
7.4★ · 05/26/25
Waste Land
“Eu trabalho com tipos de indivíduos que, na sociedade brasileira, não são muito diferentes do lixo”
“Eu trabalho com tipos de indivíduos que, na sociedade brasileira, não são muito diferentes do lixo”
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Roxsy Lee wood
Roxsy Lee wood
3.0★ · 03/31/25
Waste Land
Drawn out, boring documentary on white saviors fulfilling their ego by making art to “save” people in the lower class.
Drawn out, boring documentary on white saviors fulfilling their ego by making art to “save” people in the lower class.
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Ari Del Mar
Ari Del Mar
Waste Land
pq los fotografos siempre son the most tone deaf ppl out there ?!??
pq los fotografos siempre son the most tone deaf ppl out there ?!??
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