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Into the Abyss
Werner Herzog's gripping 2011 documentary doesn't attempt to shed new light on an old case; if anything, it's about darkness. Through conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry, the family of his victims, and those tasked with carrying out his punishment, it's an examination of death in all its forms — not merely murder, but capital punishment as well — and the shadow it leaves behind.
Watch the trailer for 'Into the Abyss' now
Werner Herzog's gripping 2011 documentary doesn't attempt to shed new light on an old case; if anything, it's about darkness. Through conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry, the family of his victims, and those tasked with carrying out his punishment, it's an examination of death in all its forms — not merely murder, but capital punishment as well — and the shadow it leaves behind.
Watch the trailer for 'Into the Abyss' now
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