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Documentary
Werner Herzog , Scott Rowland , Stefan Pashov , Doug MacAyeal , Ryan Andrew Evans , Kevin Emery , Olav T. Oftedal , Regina Eisert , David R. Pacheco Jr. ,
Samuel S. Bowser , Jan Pawlowski , William Jirsa , Karen Joyce , Libor Zicha , Ashrita Furman
Werner Herzog
99
2007
Werner Herzog takes his camera to Antarctica where we meet the odd men and women who have dedicated their lives to furthering the
cause of science in treacherous conditions. A scientist studies neutrinos| which are everywhere| yet elusive; he likens them to spirits. A researcher's
nighttime performance art includes contorting her body into a luggage bag. A survival guide teaches his students to survive white-out conditions by wearing
cartoon-face buckets over their heads. Animal researchers milk mother seals as part of their study. Volcanologists offer advice on what to do when a volcano erupts.
A pipefitter shows us the anomaly in his hands that he says are a sign he descended from Atzec royalty. A former Colorado banker drives what he has christened Ivan
the Terra Bus. An underwater diver shows his colleagues DVDs of apocalyptic sci-fi films like Them!. And -- though Herzog declares
he's not "making another film about penguins"...
Encounters at the End of the World offers a poignant study of the human psyche amid haunting landscapes.
Languages: English Spanish