Encounters at the End of the World (2008)

7.5/10 • 99 min • Documentary

Overview

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.

Cast

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Clive Oppenheimer

Self - Volcanologist

Ernest Shackleton

Self - (archive footage)

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