The Salt of the Earth


The Salt of the Earth

Overview:

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. Sebastião's 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.

Votes 146 (8.1/10)

Runtime: 109 minutes

Release Date 2014-09-27

Revenue: $1,059,804.00

Tagline: A Journey With Sebastião Salgado

Production company:

  • Région Ile-de-France
  • Decia Films
  • Amazonas Images
  • Solares Fondazione delle arti
  • Maison Européenne de la Photographie
  • Serviçio Social do Comércio
  • Secretaria de Estado de Cultura do Espirito Santo

Production country:

  • Italy
  • France
  • Brazil

Genres:

  • Documentary

Trailer

Further Information

Himself
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Himself
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Himself
Hugo Barbier
Hugo Barbier
Herself
Lélia Wanick Salgado
Lélia Wanick Salgado
Himself
Jacques Barthélémy
Jacques Barthélémy
Himself
Régis Muller
Régis Muller
Himself
João Pessoa Mattos
João Pessoa Mattos
Himself
Leny Wanick Mattos
Leny Wanick Mattos
Herself
Maria Teresa Salgado Rocha Bastos
Maria Teresa Salgado Rocha Bastos
Himself
Rodrigo Ribeiro Salgado
Rodrigo Ribeiro Salgado
Himself
Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado
Director
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Writer
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Still Photographer
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Foley
Nicolas Becker
Nicolas Becker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jean-Paul Hurier
Jean-Paul Hurier
Sound Editor
Lucien Balibar
Lucien Balibar
Director
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Director of Photography
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Writer
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Screenplay
David Rosier
David Rosier
Producer
David Rosier
David Rosier
Sound Designer
Aymeric Devoldère
Aymeric Devoldère
Supervising Sound Editor
Aymeric Devoldère
Aymeric Devoldère
Director of Photography
Hugo Barbier
Hugo Barbier
Screenplay
Camille Delafon
Camille Delafon
Editor
Rob Myers
Rob Myers
Editor
Maxine Goedicke
Maxine Goedicke
Camera Operator
Denis Auclair
Denis Auclair
Camera Operator
Robert Iseni
Robert Iseni
Camera Operator
Donata Wenders
Donata Wenders
First Assistant Camera
Thierry Pouffary
Thierry Pouffary
Visual Effects Producer
Matthieu Schmit
Matthieu Schmit
Makeup Artist
Sarah Machal
Sarah Machal
Makeup Artist
Bru Simões
Bru Simões

Reno

**The pictures tell us all the story, and when it does, you'll be heartbroken!** This was nominated for the Oscars, but did not win. I should have watched it earlier, but I don't know how I forgot it and moved on. Recently noticed that I've missed it, so finally gave it a try and I really liked, but very sad to learn what the film narrated. This is a biopic, an aged photographer who traveled world revealed his experience with those horrifying encounters the humanity ever saw. From South America to Europe and Africa to Pacific Asia, he takes us back to the 70s, 80s and the 90s. His pictures tell us all the story, but when he explain more surround those pictures when he had taken them, that's where not just me, anybody who sees this documentary would be heartbroken. Initially I thought it was just a photo exhibition from the past 40- 50 years of his life, but after the opening few minutes, it kicked off from Brasil to the different parts of the world, like how people suffered from our own mistakes. Also the nature like the oil fields in Iraq, polar and sea animals, tribes, all are very fascinating, as well as upsets with the facts that causing all those troubles. Before watching this I thought it might tell about actual salt of the Earth, the chemistry, to brief its past, present and future. But what the film revealed was shocking and at a time, thanks for being very bold, for the present world, it definitely needed. This is just one man's experience, we don't know what might have happened behind when there is no camera to capture the moment and to tell the story to the rest of the world. A must see film, a documentary film like this is never late to see, even if it takes a lifetime to watch, you must take that chance and do that before you die. I have seen lots of documentaries like this, but this is not a message deliverer, it just finger pointed to our mistakes. You will learn some of the history that you ever learnt from your school, college textbooks or from your own journey around the world. So definitely these pictures are priceless. Not to admire, but to remind not to repeat in the future. I hope you watch it right away after reading my review. _8/10_

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