The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Original title

Le sel de la terre

Directed by

Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

Brazil, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 682 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado. It shows his decades of capturing people and landscapes around the world, from troubled regions to pristine nature.

awe-inspiringcontemplativehumanisticvisually arrestingtendersoberingglobetrottingunhurried

What happens

The Salt of the Earth (also released under the French title Le sel de la terre) is a 2014 internationally co-produced biographical documentary film directed by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado. It portrays the works of Salgado's father, the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. The film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Special Prize. It went on to win many awards at international film festivals and awards ceremonies, including the Audience Award at the 2014 San Sebastián International Film Festival, the Audience Award at the 2015 Tromsø International Film Festival, and Best Documentary at the 40th César Awards. At the 87th Academy Awards, The Salt of the Earth was nominated for Best Documentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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