Storyline
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.
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jens Schanze's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Waste Land is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
