The film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Special Prize . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Academy Awards . It won the 2014 Audience Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the 2015 Audience Award at the Tromsø International Film Festival . It also won the César Award for Best Documentary Film at the 40th César Awards
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
The Salt of the Earth (2014 film)