Cast
People of a desert community in California
Credits
Cinematography: 
Gianfranco Rosi
Editing: Jacopo Quadri
Produced by: Gianfranco Rosi
Plot
Portraits of the people who live outside society in the Slab City camp in the California desert.
Sinekatalog’s take
Gianfranco Rosi's documentary portrays people who live outside society in the Slab City camp in the California desert. Respectful and intimate, with beautiful composition, it is a sympathetic, quietly powerful vision of America's margins.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (509 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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