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Waste Land

2010

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.

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VMVM
Vik Muniz

as Himself

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
1/24/2010
Runtime
1 hours, 30 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$187,716
Profit/Loss
-$1,312,284
ROI: -87.5%
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
Brazil (BR)
United Kingdom (GB)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
Portuguese (pt)
Production Companies
O2 Filmes
O2 Filmes
A
Almega Projects
Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope
I
Intelligent Media Productions