Encounters at the End of the World

Werner Herzog confirms his standing as poet laureate of men in extreme situations with this visually stunning exploration, traveling to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, the hub of the U.S. Antarctic Program and home to 1 100 people during the austral spring and summer (October to February). Over the course of his journey, Herzog examines human nature and Mother Nature, juxtaposing breathtaking locations with the profound, surreal, and sometimes absurd experiences of the marine biologists, physicists, plumbers, and truck drivers who choose to form a society as far away from society as one can get.