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.

Into the Abyss (2011)

A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.

★ 6.9/10 November 11, 2011 107 min

CrimeDocumentary

Director: Werner Herzog  ·  Writer: Werner Herzog

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.

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Trailer

Director

Werner Herzog

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 Melyssa Burkett Self - Jason Burkett's Wife Fred Allen Self - Former Captain pf Death House Team Michael Perry Self - Death Row Inmate (as Michael James Perry)