Waste Land backdrop

Waste Land 2001 Directed by Jens Schanze Otzenrather Sprung

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.

Country Germany
Production Country Germany
Language German
Gnere Documentary
Production Company Mascha Film
Release Date 18 November 2001
63 mins