Into the Inferno (2016)
With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.
Top billed cast
Werner HerzogSelf
Clive OppenheimerSelf - Volcanologist
Mael MosesSelf - Chief, Endu Village- Sri SumartiSelf - Volcanologist
Tim D. WhiteSelf - Paleoanthropologist- Kampiro KayrentoSelf - Fossil Hunter
- Yonatan SahleSelf - Archaeologist
- Isaac WanSelf - Chief, Lamakara Village
- Moli IsaacSelf - Son of Chief Isaac
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