The documentary is about a trip to Brazil to visit the world's largest wasteland, or garbage dump. The film focuses on the lives of "catadores," or workers in the wasteland in addition to artwork created from trash in the wasteland. The film was very popular. In fact, it was awarded as the most positively reviewed documentary by rotten tomatoes. Below are some images from the documentary's website. (Sources: http://www.wastelandmovie.com/index.html, http://www.wastelandmovie.com/gallery.html)
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This is really interesting, and I'm glad you brought it up! I am sure that there is no way that the film's title isn't referencing T.S. Elliot's "The Wasteland", especially with their similar themes about the destruction of the modern world. In some ways, it could be a commentary on how T.S. Elliot's dark omen back in the early 20th century has come true in some ways. It can be argued that our world, or at least some parts of it, is falling apart as Elliot predicted, and this could possibly what the creators of the documentary were going for with this reference.
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