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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Movie Info
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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 , Amazonas Images , Solares Fondazione delle Arti -
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