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On June 3rd, 1991, Kyushu, Japan, a tsunami of ash and rock descended at over 100 mph from the peak of Mount Unzen consuming everything in its path. Werner Herzog directs a Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft; French volcanologists and filmmakers who died filming on Mount Unzen in June 1991 in a pyroclastic flow. Forty three people were killed, including journalists and local fire and rescue teams. Also killed were Maurice and Katia Krafft, the legendary French volcanologists who filmed volcanoes and risked their lives to shoot the most spectacular eruptions of the 20th century.

Werner Herzog

Director. Writer. Producer. Actor. Poet. Werner Herzog studied history, literature and theatre for some time, but didn’t finish it and founded instead his own film production company in 1963. Later in his life, Herzog also staged several operas in Bayreuth, Germany, and at the Milan Scala in Italy. Herzog has won numerous national and international awards for his poetic feature and documentary films. Herzog is a figure of the New German Cinema.

Awards

DOC LA Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award - Best Film, 2022
DOC LA award Best Producer
Gijón International Film Festival – Best Film – Special Jury Award, Audience Award, 2022