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The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 29, 2014

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

81%

Original Title

Le sel de la terre

Production Companies

Secretaria de Estado de Cultura do Espírito Santo, Decia Films, Amazonas Images, Solares Fondazione delle Arti, La Région Île-de-France, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Serviçio Social do Comércio

Director

Juliano Ribeiro Salgado

Revenue

$1,059,804

Description

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.