The Salt of the Earth

Name: The Salt of the Earth
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-08-29
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Hugo Barbier, Lélia Wanick Salgado

A Journey With Sebastião Salgado

Le sel de la terre (2014)

Timing: 1:50 (110 min)

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Release date

2014-08-29

Country

Italy, France, Brazil

Production

La Région Île-de-France, Secretaria de Estado de Cultura do Espírito Santo, Decia Films, Amazonas Images, Solares Fondazione delle arti, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Serviçio Social do Comércio

Genre

Documentary

Budget

Revenue

$5 836 410

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Director

Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado

Actors

Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Hugo Barbier, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Jacques Barthélémy, Régis Muller, João Pessoa Mattos, Leny Wanick Mattos, Maria Teresa Salgado Rocha Bastos
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Scenario

Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado

Producer

David Rosier, Wim Wenders

Operator

Juliano Ribeiro Salgado

Composer

Laurent Petitgand

Artist

Audition

Editing

Rob Myers, Maxine Goedicke
All team (18)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The film's title is a reference to the Bible. Matthew 5:13: “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how shall it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”
Regarding the photograph of the gorilla with a finger in its mouth, Sebastião Salgado claims in the film that it is the animal's reaction to recognizing itself after seeing its reflection in the lens. However, scientific research shows that gorillas do not recognize themselves in a mirror.
Regarding the photograph of the gorilla with a finger in its mouth, Sebastião Salgado claims in the film that this is the animal's reaction to recognizing itself after seeing its reflection in the lens. Scientific research, however, shows that gorillas do not recognize themselves in a mirror.

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