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Waste Land

7.6Jan 24, 20101h 30mDocumentary

Directed by Lucy Walker

Written by Lucy Walker

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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Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz

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Jô Soares

Jô Soares

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