The Salt of the Earth fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
The Salt of the Earth is calm and low-intensity.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, a real life story, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and visual style stand out.
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You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86/100 (IMDb 8.4, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 83). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 50 min
The Salt of the Earth runs 1 h 50 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 89 and audiences 86 out of 100, so both groups see The Salt of the Earth much the same way.
It was made in French, with some Portuguese, English. Produced in Italy, France, Brazil.
+29GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Salt of the Earth in 43 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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