The Salt of the Earth
Documentary
8.12/10
|BRFRIT
|fr
|110 min
Release Date: 2014-08-29
Overview - During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.
Production Companies
Secretaria de Estado de Cultura do Espírito SantoDecia FilmsAmazonas ImagesSolares Fondazione delle ArtiLa Région Île-de-FranceMaison Européenne de la Photographie
User Reviews
Reno
8/10
**The pictures tell us all the story, and when it does, you'll be heartbroken!** This was nominated for the Oscars, but did not win. I should have watched it earlier, but I don't know how I forgot it and moved on. Recently noticed that I've missed it, so finally gave it a try and I really liked, but very sad to learn what the film narrated. This is a biopic, an aged photographer who traveled wo...
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