Cartoneros
Directed by Ernesto Livon-Grosman2006 60mDocumentary
Cartoneros follows the paper recycling process in Buenos Aires from the trash pickers who collect paper informally through middlemen in warehouses, to executives in large corporate mills. The process exploded into a multimillion dollar industry after Argentina's latest economic collapse. The film is both a record of an economic and social crisis and an invitation to audiences to rethink the value of trash.
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Cartoneros was released on January 4, 2006.
Cartoneros was directed by Ernesto Livon-Grosman.
Cartoneros has a runtime of 60m.
Cartoneros was produced by Angélica Allende Brisk, Ernesto Livon Grosman.
Cartoneros follows the paper recycling process in Buenos Aires from the trash pickers who collect paper informally through middlemen in warehouses, to executives in large corporate mills. The process exploded into a multimillion dollar industry after Argentina's latest economic collapse. The film is both a record of an economic and social crisis and an invitation to audiences to rethink the value of trash.
The key characters in Cartoneros are Narrator (Cristina Banegas).
Cartoneros is a Documentary film.