Review of Waste Land (2010) by Thiago P — 19 Jul 2011

What a powerful documentary. Through the eyes of an amazing photographer... and the vision of the catadores.

This review of Waste Land (2010) was written by Thiago P on 19 Jul 2011.

Waste Land has generally received very positive reviews.

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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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With Walker and cinematographer Dudu Miranda, Muniz has a hawk's eye for the weird beauty of bulldozed hillocks of trash and the catador faces…

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By Jonathan P (1,108) on 29 Jun 2014

Beautiful, moving- I simply love it! The movie is about art, environment and community…

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By Michael Z (241) on 26 Sep 2012

No es malo ser pobre, es malo ser rico a la altura de la fama siendo tus morales una sucia pena... De los mejores documentales que he visto…

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By Robyn N (161) on 14 Feb 2013

An moving documentary highlighting the transformative power of art, and the beauty of the human spirit…

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By Rhonda S (62) on 05 Jan 2014

Artist Vik Muniz travels to Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill outside of Rio de Janeiro to document through artistic expression…

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By Genie K (38) on 01 Mar 2014

An amazing documentary on artist Vik Muniz and his return to Brazil and the largest garbage dump in the World…

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By Jannice C (1) on 11 Apr 2014

To all my photographer and art loving friends - This is an absolutely phenomenal must-see documentary…

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By Antonio C (113) on 18 Sep 2013

Do not believe all the good things you might have heard about this documentary, it is much much much better than that…

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