The Salt of the Earth

Aug 29, 2014

1h 50m

★ 8.1

A Journey With Sebastião Salgado

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.

Genres

Documentary

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

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Cast

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Sebastião Salgado

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Wim Wenders

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Juliano Ribeiro Salgado

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Hugo Barbier

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Lélia Wanick Salgado

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Jacques Barthélémy

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Régis Muller

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João Pessoa Mattos

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Leny Wanick Mattos

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Maria Teresa Salgado Rocha Bastos

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Rodrigo Ribeiro Salgado

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The Salt of the Earth

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