Director: Thomas von Steinaecker
Master filmmaker, auteur, poet, truth seeker, explorer, brand, meme, actor, Iauded voice artiste, doomsayer, legend... that is Werner Herzog. This is a man, now 81, who had a 320-ton steamboat hauled over a steep hiIl in Peru, who hypnotises his actors, climbs down volcanoes, talks to murderers on death row, cooks and eats his own shoe and was once shot at. lt’s these moments aIong with other stories as well as his appearance in everything from The Simpsons to The MandaIorian that have made Herzog a cuIt figure the worId over.
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with the man himseIf and celebrated collaborators – incIuding Christian BaIe, NicoIe Kidman, and his wife Lena Herzog – we are given an exciting glimpse into this work process and personaI Iife. AIso appearing in the film are Joshua Oppenheimer, Robert Pattinson, Patti Smith, Carl Weathers, Wim Wenders and Chloe Zhao.
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