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Documentaries like Waste Land

Not everyone loves Waste Land for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Waste Land

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  1. You want real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives.

  2. You like being moved by people seeing their portraits in a museum.

  3. You like giant portraits made from garbage.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids2004

    • real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives
    • being moved by people seeing their portraits in a museum
    • giant portraits made from garbage

    Good for you if you want real children from Calcutta's red light district telling their own lives.

  • Human2015

    • being moved by people seeing their portraits in a museum
    • giant portraits made from garbage

    Good for you if you like aerial images of the Earth that hold you still.

  • Bus 1742002

    • real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives

    Good for you if you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.

  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed2022

    • real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives

    Good for you if you like a true fight against the family behind OxyContin.

  • The White Helmets2016

    • real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives
    • being moved by people seeing their portraits in a museum

    Good for you if you want to see ordinary men who chose to run toward the bombs.

  • Life in a Day2011

    • real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives
    • being moved by people seeing their portraits in a museum

    Good for you if you want ordinary people filming their own lives.

  • Val2021

    • real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives
    • being moved by people seeing their portraits in a museum

    Good for you if you like an actor's life told through his own camera.

  • Living on One Dollar2013

    • real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives

    Good for you if you want to see what poverty means day to day.

  • Faces Places2017

    • giant portraits made from garbage

    Good for you if you like huge photos of farmers and dockers covering whole buildings.

  • The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo2020

    • real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives

    Good for you if you want the true story of Marisela Escobedo's fight for justice.

  • McQueen2018

    • real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives
    • being moved by people seeing their portraits in a museum
    • giant portraits made from garbage

    Good for you if you love fashion shows that look like dark fairy tales.

Reasons taken from Waste Land's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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