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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

NR

2017

62 minutes

Documentary

Overview

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.

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Werner Herzog headshot

Werner Herzog

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Michael Shannon headshot

Michael Shannon

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Chloë Sevigny headshot

Chloë Sevigny

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Herbert Golder headshot

Herbert Golder

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Udo Kier headshot

Udo Kier

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Michael Peña headshot

Michael Peña

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Willem Dafoe headshot

Willem Dafoe

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Peter Zeitlinger headshot

Peter Zeitlinger

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Grace Zabriskie headshot

Grace Zabriskie

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Brad Dourif headshot

Brad Dourif

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Ernst Reijseger headshot

Ernst Reijseger

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Candice Coke headshot

Candice Coke

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James C. Burns headshot

James C. Burns

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Brian Sounalath headshot

Brian Sounalath

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Gabriel Pimentel headshot

Gabriel Pimentel

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