This brand-new Werner Herzog film follows a hypothetical proposition: a group of astronauts are circling the earth in a spacecraft, but they cannot return since our planet has become uninhabitable. The film doesn’t reveal why – all-out war, outbreak of a new disease beyond control, radiation after the complete disappearance of the ozone layer, or whatever. The crew of the spacecraft has to find a more hospitable place out there in space, and releases a probe from their cargo bay, Galileo. After sending back very disquieting data, it turns out Galileo has been sent on a suicide mission. Without our knowledge, we have had visitors from outer space for decades. They have come from a planet submerged in water, The Wild Blue Yonder, and their attempts to create a new community on earth have so far not met with great success. This film is narrated on-screen by one of the visitors, Brad Dourif, an alien. In words and lyrical images, he shows how our attempts to find a new home somewhere in space are doomed to failure.
Werner Herzog was born in Munich, Germany. He made his first film in 1961 at the age of 19. Since then he has produced, written, and directed more than 40 films, published more than a dozen books of prose and directed many operas. Herzog lives in Munich and Los Angeles.
Producers: Andre Singer, Lucki Stipetic ScreenwriterWerner Herzog Cinematographer: Tanja KoopEditor: Joe Bini Music:Ernst Reijseger Cast: Franklin Chang-Diaz, Brad Dourif
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