Into the Abyss (2011)

11/11/2011 (US) • 1h 45m

Documentary, Crime

A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Jason Burkett

Self - Convicted Murderer

Richard Lopez

Self - Death House Chaplin (as The Reverend Richard Lopez)

Damon Hall

Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department

Lisa Stolter-Balloun

Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims

Charles Richardson

Self - Older Brother of Jeremy

Jared Talbert

Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas

Amanda West

Self - Former Bartender

Delbert Burkett

Self - Jason Burkett's Father


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

death penalty

texas

death row

capital punishment

death row inmate

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