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Into the Abyss

a Tale of Death, a Tale of Life
Jan 04, 2017akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a 107-minute documentary written and directed by Werner Herzog about two men convicted of a triple homicide which occurred in Conroe, Texas. Michael Perry received a death sentence for the crime. He was 18 when he committed a crime. The film probes the human psyche to explore why people kill and why a state kills through intimate conversations with those involved, including 28-year-old death row inmate Michael Perry who was scheduled to die within eight days of appearing on-screen. The inquiries also extend to the families of the victim and perpetrators as well as a state executioner and a pastor who've been with death row prisoners as they've taken their final breaths. You'll get a glimpse of hidden layers of humanity. It is a profoundly thought-provoking documentary.