TV Standard: NTSC
Color: Color
Layers: single-sided/single-layered

Credits:

Werner Herzog, Mark Degli Antoni

Description:

Is the Death Penalty really Murder? Werner Herzog's documentary film explores the death penalty! First soft release in Japan! Winner of the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival's Documentary Award Winner of the 2011 London International Film Festival's Grierson Prize for Documentary Film Werner Herzog, renowned documentary filmmaker and director of such challenging and intense films as "Aguirre: The Wrath of God," "Nosferatu," and "Fitzcarraldo," has taken on the American death penalty in this ambitious film. Focusing on a heinous crime committed by two young men in 2001, the film questions the death penalty and the meaning of life through dialogues with the perpetrators and other people involved in the case. Why do people commit murder? Why does the state commit murder in the name of the law? Herzog's plea that all lives should be respected deeply touches the hearts of the audience. Director/Interviewer: Werner Herzog Director/Interviewer : Werner Herzog Producer : Eric Nelson Cinematography : Peter Zeitlinger Editing : Joe Bini Music : Mark degli Antoni