Waste Land
2001•1h 3m•7.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Jens Schanze
Writer
Jens Schanze
Languages
German
Studio
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Production
Company
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Company
ZDF/3sat
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