INTO THE ABYSS [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 2011
• Genre: Crime, Documentary
• Plot: In his fascinating exploration of a triple homicide case in Conroe, Texas, master filmmaker Werner Herzog (Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Grizzly Man) probes the human psyche to explore why people kill – and why a state kills. Through intimate conversations with those involved, including 28-year-old death row inmate Michael Perry (scheduled to die within eight days of appearing on screen), Herzog achieves what he describes as “a gaze into the abyss of the human soul.” Herzog’s inquiries also extend to the families of the victims and perpetrators as well as a state executioner and pastor who’ve been with death row prisoners as they’ve taken their final breaths. As he’s so often done before, Herzog’s investigation unveils layers of humanity, making an enlightening trip out of ominous territory.;
• Cast: Fred Allen, Jason Burkett, Melyssa Burkett, Werner Herzog, Michael Perry, Jeremy Richardson, Adam Stotler, Sandra Stotler, Kristen Willis, Erik Nelson, Peter Zeitlinger, Joe Bini, Mark De Gli Antoni, Michael Klinger
• Director: Werner Herzog
• Runtime: 1:47
• Company: IFC Films, Creative Differences Productions, Inc., Skellig Rock Productions, Inc., Spring Films Ltd., Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Investigation Discovery, More 4 (Channel Four Television Corporation), Revolver Entertainment, Sundance Selects, MPI Media Group
• Media Format: Movie