SummaryWerner Herzog and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer travel the globe and visit volcanoes in Indonesia, Ethiopia and even North Korea in an attempt to understand man's relationship with one of nature's most violent wonders. [Netflix]
Directed By:Werner Herzog
Written By:Werner Herzog
Into the Inferno
Metascore
Generally Favorable
76
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Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
94% Positive
16 Reviews
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6% Mixed
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Oct 27, 2016
100
It’s an exhilarating trip, filled with strange stories, fascinating rituals and ethereally beautiful images of bubbling magma and flowing lava, some of which were captured using drones.
Oct 19, 2016
83
Into the Inferno is a memento mori aimed at the whole human race, and only Herzog could make one this non-pretentious, funny, curious, and respectful at the same time.
Oct 27, 2016
80
Even as Into the Inferno invites us to marvel at our insignificance in the face of Mother Nature’s seething primordial firepit, Herzog, being Herzog, refuses to lose sight of the human element.
Oct 28, 2016
75
If you go into a Herzog documentary hoping for a definitive, deep look at a certain subject, you're bound to come away disappointed. But if you go into them expecting a series of portraits of obsessed people, each painted by one of the most likable obsessives in cinema, you're likely to come away satisfied.
Oct 19, 2016
70
Into the Inferno proves most fascinating when documenting the ways in which primitive peoples invest these angry craters with spirits and gods.
Nov 1, 2016
67
While there are no chapter breaks or anything to formally guide the audience in that way, Into the Inferno feels unusually episodic by Herzog’s typically cohesive standards.
Nov 3, 2016
60
There's something deeply unsettling about the unstoppable, magma-like flow of Werner Herzog's Into the Inferno.
User score
Generally Favorable
82% Positive
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6% Mixed
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Dec 7, 2022
7
I admit it felt a bit conventional, but it gets you immersed and it's fascinating. Those are crucial elements of any documentary, especially considering that what Herzog seeks to do is not to flood you with a cascade of knowledge, but he wants you to appreciate in detail the point he's focusing on and that's why they work so well. Can't believe I get so late to this one.
Dec 11, 2016
6
It’s not the best Herzog but I can listen to him talk about grass grow. The best parts are when he talks to the locals who live by and are affected by volcanoes constantly.
Production Company:
- Matter of Fact Media
- Spring Films
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Release Date:Oct 28, 2016
Duration:1 h 44 m
Rating:TV-PG
Tagline:What we worship can destroy us
Awards
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 2 Nominations
FOCAL International Awards
• 2 Nominations
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination
