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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant (2017)

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.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Werner HerzogWerner HerzogSelf
  • Photo of Michael ShannonMichael ShannonSelf
  • Photo of Chloë SevignyChloë SevignySelf
  • Photo of Herbert GolderHerbert GolderSelf
  • Photo of Udo KierUdo KierSelf
  • Photo of Michael PeñaMichael PeñaSelf
  • Photo of Willem DafoeWillem DafoeSelf
  • Photo of Peter ZeitlingerPeter ZeitlingerSelf
  • Photo of Grace ZabriskieGrace ZabriskieSelf
  • Photo of Brad DourifBrad DourifSelf

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