The Salt of the Earth
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.
- Year: 2014
- Country: Italy, France, Brazil
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Secretaria de Estado de Cultura do Espírito Santo, Decia Films, Amazonas Images, Solares Fondazione delle Arti, La Région Île-de-France, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Serviçio Social do Comércio
- Keyword: human vs nature, photographer, exodus, slavery, photographic evidence, combat photography, cultural conflict, starvation, shocking, humanity, slave labor, wildlife photographer, crime against humanity, human made disaster, planet earth, observational documentary, every picture tells it’s story, human in nature, landscape photography, beautiful landscapes, group conflict, experimental documentary, conflict zone
- Director: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders
- Cast: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Hugo Barbier, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Jacques Barthélémy
