The read
It runs a compact 1h 3m.
Synopsis
By 2045, twenty localities in Germany will be resettled because of brown coal open pit mining. The film Waste Land follows the inhabitants of three villages in the Rhenish coal-mining district during their last years in their old home and documents how an entire region prepares for its collective relocation.
Ratings
TMDB7/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Jens SchanzeDirector
Stills
Themes
societyhomeresettlementminingenvironment