Movie

Waste Land

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.

Director

Jens Schanze

Screenplay

Jens Schanze

Status

Released

Release date

18/11/2001

Original language

German