Review of Waste Land (2010) by Nick L — 02 Apr 2011

Moving and uplifting portrait of people who work in a garbage dump in Brazil.

This review of Waste Land (2010) was written by Nick L on 02 Apr 2011.

Waste Land has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Karl G (223) on 28 Jan 2013

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By Tina T (130) on 22 Feb 2013

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By Matthew J (1,312) on 11 May 2013

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By Andrea F (130) on 15 Nov 2012

From the sky, from above, Jardim Gramacho seems as gruesome as you would think the largest garbage dump of the world would seem…

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