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Into the abyss [digital videodisc] : a tale of death, a tale of life / Sundance Selects, Creative Differences, Skellig Rock and Investigation Discovery ; produced in association with More 4, Spring Films and Werner Herzog Film ; directed by Werner Herzog ; produced by Erik Nelson.

New York, NY : Sundance Selects : Distributed by MPI Media Group, [2012]

Perry, Michael, d. 2010.

Burkett, Jason.

Death row inmates -- Texas -- Conroe.

Capital punishment -- United States.

Murder -- Psychological aspects.

1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

"In his fascinating exploration of a triple homicide case in Conroe, Texas, master filmmaker Werner Herzog ... 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 eights 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"--Container.

MPAA rating: PG-13, for mature thematic material and some disturbing images.

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