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Waste Land
2010 1h 30m Lucy Walker

Waste Land

★ 7.8 IMDb
Documentary
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.
CastVik Muniz
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Essays and Criticism
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Awards & Festivals
Nominated Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Won Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary
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