The Scavengers

Original title: Boca de Lixo
Duration: 45 min
Release date: 1993-01-01
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In this documentary Coutinho examines the plight of the people who live off the waste of the Brazilian cities. These people make their living by scavenging the immense urban garbage dumps searching for whatever they can find to sell as well as whatever they can find to eat.

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