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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 1, 2017

Runtime

1h 2m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Production Companies

Redlog Pictures

Director

Herbert Golder

Description

Chronicles the making of director Werner Herzog’s 2009 feature, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, providing profound insight into the director and his craft. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done was inspired by the true story of an actor who committed in reality the crime he was supposed to enact on stage: murdering his mother. With longtime friend Herbert Golder behind the lens, Herzog reveals the privacy and deep solitude that defines the director and his art.