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The Salt of the Earth

Play trailer 1:48 Poster for The Salt of the Earth PG-13 Released Mar 27, 2015 1h 49m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Juliano Ribeiro Salgado co-directs a look at the career of his father, photographer Sebastião Salgado.
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While the work it honors may pose thorny ethical questions that Salt of the Earth neglects to answer, it remains a shattering, thought-provoking testament to Sebastião Salgado's career.

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Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) Wenders showcases his work while giving him a platform to express his philosophical and political views. The doc benefits from a subtly affecting use of music. Rated: 4/5 Jul 23, 2015 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Salgado proves an adept and compassionate storyteller, his training as an economist providing sociopolitical insight into the suffering (manmade rather than natural) that threatens to engulf his work. Rated: 4/5 Jul 19, 2015 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times Wenders introduces us to an intelligent, rigorous man who thinks hard about the structures that impose hardship on the powerless. Rated: 4/5 Jul 19, 2015 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com ... Beautiful and carefully presented (a la National Geographic), but also solemn and -- as the artist's oeuvre -- a bit exploitative. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 17, 2023 Full Review En Filme Staff En Filme Wenders' aesthetic in The Salt of Earth is inherent to Salgado's characteristic style, his black-and-white universe that's predominately black as an authentic contrast to the whites. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Nov 30, 2022 Full Review Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer Co-directors Win Wenders' and Salgado's son Juliano's documentary chronicling the life of the photographer is so full of jaw-dropping moments that getting up close and personal with a whale merits only a passing mention. Jan 9, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Georgan G This documentary is as moving as it is breath-taking. Many parts made my heart ache. Some parts put a huge smile on my face. Positively. amazing. cinematography. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review vander a Par excellence. Should be shown on the first day of film school for all wannabe film makers. If you can even come close to achieving this level of filmmaking then you can call yourself an artist. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review colin m Insightful documentary about aspects of the world as seen by photographer Sebastiao Salgado. In French with subtitles. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I left this review by accident on the wrong movie and want to delete it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member When you go through this your problems will seem you not so big. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review filippo v L'incredibile storia di un uomo che ha esplorato sia l'inferno che il paradiso nelle realtà più critiche e più belle di questo pianeta contraddittorio. Oltre alle foto che tolgono il fiato, il film presenta con sicurezza l'incredibile vita di un fotografo straordinario, un uomo che con la fotografia è riuscito a raccontare al mondo storie di uomini e donne che altrimenti sarebbero andate perdute nel tempo. Il documentario sfiora la perfezione, per i temi trattati, per la tecnica usata e per il modo in cui restituisce dignità a tutte le tragiche vicende raccontate. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Juliano Ribeiro Salgado co-directs a look at the career of his father, photographer Sebastião Salgado.
Director
Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Producer
David Rosier
Screenwriter
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders, David Rosier
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Decia Films, Solares Fondazione delle Arti, Amazonas Images
Rating
PG-13 (Images of Violence/Suffering|Disturbing Images|Nudity|Thematic Material)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.1M
Runtime
1h 49m
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