
Into the Abyss
A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.
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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About Into the Abyss
- Directors
- Werner Herzog
- Cast
- Werner Herzog, Jason Burkett, Richard Lopez, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-Balloun, Charles Richardson
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime
- Content rating
- PG-13
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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