Waste Land
By 2045, twenty localities in Germany will be resettled because of brown coal open pit mining. The film Waste Land follows the inhabitants of three villages in the Rhenish coal-mining district during their last years in their old home and documents how an entire region prepares for its collective relocation.
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Waste Land
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 18, 2001
Runtime
1h 3m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Otzenrather Sprung
Production Companies
Mascha Film
Director
Jens Schanze
Description
By 2045, twenty localities in Germany will be resettled because of brown coal open pit mining. The film Waste Land follows the inhabitants of three villages in the Rhenish coal-mining district during their last years in their old home and documents how an entire region prepares for its collective relocation.
