Cast
Edward Burtynsky
Credits
Written by: Lucas Lackner
Cinematography: 
Peter Mettler
Music: Dan Driscoll
Editing: Roland Schlimme
Produced by: 
Jennifer Baichwal Nicholas de Pencier Daniel Iron
Plot
The film follows photographer Edward Burtynsky as he photographs vast industrial sites in China and elsewhere, showing the scale of human changes to the planet.
Sinekatalog’s take
A stunning, quietly alarming documentary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (3,189 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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