Garbage Dreams

Name: Garbage Dreams
Genre: Documentary
Released: January 6, 2010
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 67

2010

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Release Date: January 6, 2010

Summary: Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen Arabic for "garbage people." Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect. WhenGarbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen Arabic for "garbage people." Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community. (Wynne Films) … Expand

Director: Mai Iskander

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 79 min

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V.A. Musetto

In the words of Al Gore, "Garbage Dreams makes a compelling case that modernization does not always equal progress." Read full review

Frank Scheck

An evocative examination of the clash between tradition and modernism in the handling of an age-old problem. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Garbage Dreams records the tremblings of a culture at a crossroads. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

With new problems come new opportunities, and Garbage Dreams smartly focuses on a younger generation of teenage workers who stand to benefit from the Zaballeen's new focus on education and updated techniques. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Mai Iskander's stunning documentary-helming debut. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

The film isn't easy to watch, but its portrait of perseverance and ecological commitment is enlightening. Read full review

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