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'Waste Land' Review

Lucy Walker's Oscar-nominated documentary showcases Vik Muniz's portraits of landfill workers in Brazil.

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Christopher Campbell
Oct 27, 2010
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After seeing this latest documentary from Lucy Walker (her film Countdown to Zero was also in theaters this year), I tweeted that it was what Born Into Brothels should have been. A documentary that focuses on another subject trying to make a difference for select poor people in the Third World, rather than trying to be the rescuer itself. In this case, …

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