Nov 14, 2024
84 min
Full-HD

About a Hero (2024)

After a local factory worker named Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances, Werner Herzog travels to Getunkirchenburg to investigate his perplexing death. But Herzog, our narrator, is not who he seems, and the film is not what we expect…

Category

Crime Documentary Mystery Drama

Country

Denmark Germany United States of America

Companies

Tambo Film Kaspar ApS YO Productions ARTE DR Makropol Pressman Film Beofilm Cineteam Hannover GmbH Enigma nordmedia Cat Flap media NDR

Werner Herzog

Imme Beccard

Mrs Clery

Vicky Krieps

The Reporter

Boris Groys

Charles Mudede

Stephen Fry

Stephanie Dinkins

Bernd Tauber

The Neighbour

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