# The Salt of the Earth (2014)

> A sweeping portrait of Sebastião Salgado traces how a photographer transformed encounters with human catastrophe into a lifelong search for planetary beauty.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/153948

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders
- Cast: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Hugo Barbier, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Jacques Barthélémy, Régis Muller, João Pessoa Mattos
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3674140/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, thought-provoking, austere, reflective evening, arthouse documentary night

## Synopsis

A breathtaking journey through the lens of a master photographer captures the beauty and struggles of humanity.

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