
Release Date
June 11, 2008 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
November 18, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
NA
Cast
NA
Studio
Running Time
99 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated G
Werner Herzog ("Grizzly Man," "Rescue Dawn") confirms his standing as poet laureate of men in extreme situations with "Encounters at the End of the World." In this visually stunning exploration, Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, headquarters of the National Science Foundation and home to eleven hundred people during the austral summer (Oct-Feb). Over the course of his journey, Herzog examines human nature and Mother nature, juxtaposing breathtaking locations with the profound,... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
It's Friday night, and I decided to stay in tonight. Why? No particular reason, other than that I didn't feel like doing much at all and I have a stack of about 20 DVDs that I need to shell through over the next week. So, I pop in Encounters at the End of the World, which was recently released to DVD, and, lo and behold, it is one of the most boring movies I've seen in years.
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