Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
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2019 · Movie · 1h 29m · PG
The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life, uncovering stories of lost tribes, wanderers and dreamers.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Werner HerzogDirector
- Ernst ReijsegerOriginal Music Composer
- Werner HerzogWriter
Cast
- Werner HerzogSelf - Interviewer and Narrator (voice)
- Bruce ChatwinSelf (archive footage)
- Karin EberhardSelf
- Nicholas ShakespeareSelf
- Elizabeth ChatwinSelf
- Petronella Vaarzon-MorelSelf
- Glenn MorrisonSelf
- Michael Liddle PulaSelf
- Marcus WheelerSelf
- Shaun Angeles PenangeSelf
- Peter BartlettSelf
- Robin GranitesSelf
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Themes
aidssocial & cultural documentarybruce chatwin