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Plastic Planet
A global view of the age of plastic, from its beginnings to the increasingly serious implications it has for humans and the environment.
A global view of the age of plastic, from its beginnings to the increasingly serious implications it has for humans and the environment.
This documentary is about Estamira, a 63 year-old woman suffering from schizophrenia who has lived and worked for decades in Jardin Gramacho, one of the largest landfills in the world.
Jeremy Irons leads the viewer around the world as he explores the worst effects of the amount of waste humans produce, and what can be done about it.
A woman and her family live next to a recycling plant in China, in mountains of plastic waste from Asia, Europe, and the U.S.This documentary reveals the lives of those on the fringes of global capitalist realities, a far cry from the communist dream.