Wasteland

Versions of this FilmLanguage (Type)
Auf der KippeGerman (original)zum Film
WastelandEnglish (subtitled)zum Film
Foreign Title: 
Wasteland
Synopsis
Life in and around Dallas, the Gypsy settlement on the edge of the rubbish dump in Cluj, Romania. I stayed for six months among their shacks with my camera. At first, they kept asking, "What is it you want to film now?", but, by the end, it was, "How will we manage without you for so long, Don Andrei?" And in between: a lot of dust; newly-born children; friendship with the 67-year-old Dica; Sonia´s and Ciula´s wish to go to school for the first time at the age of thirteen; the rain in July and the never-ending screening of what we´d filmed at Sia´s bar; their rubbish didn´t seem at all horrible on the screen. And the fact that none of them seemed anything like as dirty there as they did in real life ...
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Poverty
Ghetto
People
Europe
USA
Runtime (in min.):75
Color:color
Format:35mm
Aspect Ratio:1:1.37
Countries of Production:Germany
Awards: 
Festivals & Award CeremonyYearStatusAward
Amsterdam1997screened
Hot Docs Toronto1998screened
Keywords
Poverty; Ghetto; People; Europe; USA;
Categories
Economics, Companies & Finances, Work & Unemployment, Geography, Travel & Cultures, North America, USA, Southern States