Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss

6.9IMDb Score
Released:2011-11-11
Genre:Documentary, Crime
Duration:107 min
Country:United States of America, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom
Director:Werner Herzog
Actors:Werner Herzog, Jason Burkett, Richard Lopez, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-Balloun
Production:Creative Differences, Skellig Rock, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Investigation Discovery, Revolver Entertainment, Spring Films

Overview:

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.

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