The Salt of the Earth
Aug 29 2014
•2h 50m
•Documentary
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.
Cast
See allSebastião Salgado
Self
Wim Wenders
Self
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Self
Hugo Barbier
Self
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