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Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss

Documentary • PG-13 • 2011 • 1 hr 45 min
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7.2
IMDb
7.3

We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

Starring

Werner Herzog, Jason Burkett, Richard Lopez, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-Balloun

Directed By

Werner Herzog

Written By

Werner Herzog

Attributes

SlowDarkWatch By Myself

Genre

DocumentaryCrime

Release Date

November 11, 2011

User Reviews

Stefano  Picco
Stefano Picco
Into the Abyss (2011) is a captivating documentary exploring life, death, and human complexities.
Randy Lahey
Randy Lahey
This is one of those subjects that can only truly be tackled by a master. Little dramatic usage of camera, just a raw uncomfortable film.
Brindle Smackerton
Brindle Smackerton
Intense. Asking the big and right questions.
Radmehr Shirzady
Radmehr Shirzady
Captivating. Sends you into deep thought where you will question your subjective and objective views of the meaning of life
Bleu
Bleu
Bleak but profound and far ahead of its time
Connor
Connor
Heartbreaking doc, really scratches that deep seated fear that humans have about facing eternity and what it means to be alive
Zach Golden
Zach Golden
Good insight as to the mentality of someone on death row. Touching and haunting.
Hvn
Hvn
I love documentaries and this is purely the pinnacle of the concept.
Kyle
Kyle
My favourite of Werner Herzog. Dark, intriguing and captivating.
Diego Téllez
Diego Téllez
A reflexive documentary on the ethical issues of the death penalty in the US. As any Herzog doc, it's a must-watch

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68 (9%)
468 (62%)
192 (25%)
7.2 – Based on 759 ratings
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Lessons of Darkness
Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.
Stroszek
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.
My Best Fiend
A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.
Night Moves
The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
West of Memphis
The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense allows the film to show the investigation, research, and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.
Tyrannosaur
The story of Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating results on both of their lives.
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Cast & Crew

Werner Herzog
Werner
Herzog
Werner Herzog
Werner
Herzog
Jason Burkett
Jason
Burkett
Richard Lopez
Richard
Lopez
Damon Hall
Damon
Hall
Lisa Stolter-Balloun
Lisa
Stolter-Balloun
Charles Richardson
Charles
Richardson
Jared Talbert
Jared
Talbert
Amanda West
Amanda
West
Delbert Burkett
Delbert
Burkett
Melyssa Burkett
Melyssa
Burkett
Werner Herzog
Werner
Herzog

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