Waste Land (2010)
Directed by Lucy Walker · 90 min · Documentary
34.4 TOPICAL score · #3,147 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Waste Land (2010, directed by Lucy Walker) has a TOPICAL score of 34.4 - ranked 3,147 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (130 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (130 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 14 languages
- Still read1,600 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Vik Muniz