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Synopsis:
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, surreal, and sometimes absurd experiences of the
marine biologists, physicists, plumbers, and truck drivers
who choose to form a society as far away from society as one
can get.
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