Into the Abyss

Category: Documentary
All Genres: Documentary, Crime
Release Year: 2011
Country: Germany, Canada
Runtime: 107
Rating: 7.6 (157)
Languages: English
Director: Werner Herzog
Sound: SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital
Taglines:

Not every criminal wants to be one.

Writing by: Werner Herzog – writer

Produced by: Werner Herzog – producer

Cast: Jason Burkett – Himself
Werner Herzog – Himself
Michael Perry – Himself
Jeremy Richardson – Himself
Adam Stotler – Himself (archive footage)
Sandra Stotler – Herself (archive footage)
Kristen Willis – Herself

Music: Sergio Pizzorno
Official Website: Visit Website


Plot Outline:

An ex-con hired to look after a reclusive young actress finds himself falling in love, which puts him in direct confrontation with one of London's most vicious gangsters.

Plot:

Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people – and the state – kill.