The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 14 wins & 15 nominations total
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- TriviaThe title of the film is a biblical reference, Matthew 5:13: 'You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.'
- Quotes
Sebastião Salgado - Photographer: We are a ferocious animal. We humans are terrible animals. Our history is a history of wars. It's an endless story, a tale of madness.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Oscars (2015)
- SoundtracksThe Salt of the Earth
Written by Laurent Petitgand
Performed by Laurent Petitgand
Featured review
You completely missed the point of this documentary. I doubt you even watched it till the end. And if you did, you missed the point. Let me make it simple for you. This "photographer" did not just "go" and took a few 'clicks' and selfies, as you make it sound, selling them for wealth. Your review is absolutely appaling. Sebastiao dedicatied his whole life, living among other cultures, documenting their lives. He sacrificed his 'family time' for this. Years of sacrifice. Years of living with the horror of wars, death and famine. He did not see his own children for long periods of time. And let me tell you, his work MATTERS. It's not about the money he made. Is about showing the world the truth about other cultures, about madness and war and lost (and found) paradise. Because in this era, it's easy to deny even the Holocaust! Sebastiao Salgado is a witness of history as it really happened, for a world devoured by fake news. Consider yourself blessed to have watched such a documentary, and pray that if a war will rage across your city, you'll have enough altruism within you to help your neighbour. That's what this documentary is really about. To question yourself of what can you do better, in a desperate situation. It beggs you to be outraged by the destruction humans can bring on this planet. It's not a film about Sebastiao. It's about you. So if you rated it 3, that's the rating you're giving to yourself. Do better.
- DeliaOzarchevici
- Nov 19, 2021
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- Also known as
- La sal de la Tierra
- Filming locations
- Yalimo, Papua, Indonesia(Yali tribe)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,343,349
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $44,900
- Mar 29, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $5,412,466
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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