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2014 · Italy, France, Brazil

The Salt of the Earth

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
110 min
Age rating
PG-13
Language
French
Country
Italy, France, Brazil

Why tonight?

  • Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
  • In French — subtitles on.

The story

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.

  • human vs nature
  • photographer
  • exodus
  • slavery
  • photographic evidence
  • combat photography
  • cultural conflict
  • starvation
  • shocking
  • humanity

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Production

Rating
8.1 / 10 · 693 ratings
Studio
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