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Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release2011

Runtime1h 45m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Creative Differences

Skellig Rock

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Investigation Discovery

Revolver Entertainment

Spring Films

Movie

Into the Abyss

2011

1h 45m

6.9

Documentary

Crime

Synopsis

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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