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Into the Abyss
A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.
A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.
Crime, Documentary - 2011
Into the Abyss
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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.
Director:
,
Werner Herzog
Cast:
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Werner Herzog
,
Jason Burkett
,
Michael Perry
,
Jeremy Richardson
,
Kristen Willis

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
11 Nov 2011
Country:
US, DE, CA
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 13 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
"Into the Abyss" makes a strong case for the inhumanity of capital punishment, regardless of the crime or the criminal.
– Calvin Wilson,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
23 Nov 2011
fresh:
The overriding point of Into the Abyss, what keeps this sad, sorrowful film from becoming depressing and elevates it far above the usual chatter of liberal-conservative debate, is that there can be light on the other end of even the darkest of tunnels.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov 2011
fresh:
Into the Abyss does what too few documentaries these days do - it gives ample play to all sides of the argument. Herzog allows us to think things through on our own.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Dec 2011
fresh:
Herzog is pursuing no agenda with Into the Abyss, despite his opposition to extreme judicial measures. He's seeking to answer the question of why people kill, especially in a situation such as this where the reason for the murders was so meaningless.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
9 Dec 2011
fresh:
The result is gripping, moving and revelatory, an unabashed if implicit critique of the death penalty.
– Ben Walters,
Time Out,
27 Mar 2012
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