Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic74/100
289 audience votes
Key crew
- Werner HerzogDirector
- Werner HerzogWriter
- Mark degli AntoniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Werner HerzogNarrator (voice)
- Jason BurkettSelf - Convicted Murderer
- Richard LopezSelf - Death House Chaplin (as The Reverend Richard Lopez)
- Damon HallSelf - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
- Lisa Stolter-BallounSelf - Daughter and Sister to Victims
- Charles RichardsonSelf - Older Brother of Jeremy
- Jared TalbertSelf - Citizen of Conroe Texas
- Amanda WestSelf - Former Bartender
- Delbert BurkettSelf - Jason Burkett's Father
- Melyssa BurkettSelf - Jason Burkett's Wife
- Fred AllenSelf - Former Captain pf Death House Team
- Michael PerrySelf - Death Row Inmate (as Michael James Perry)
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Themes
death penaltytexasdeath rowcapital punishmentdeath row inmate