Rent Death Row (2012)
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3h 20min
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In this four-part companion to the acclaimed film 'Into the Abyss', Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Werner Herzog delves deeper into the abyss of the human soul. Each episode features an intense interview with a death row inmate in which we hear their own account of life in captivity and the crime that condemned them. Herzog explores the emotions that these men and women go through as they possess the haunting knowledge of exactly when - and how - they are going to die.
Portrait:James BarnesBarnes was convicted of the murder of his wife in 1998. Whilst in prison, he converted to Islam and confessed to a previous murder - the gruesome homicide of Patricia Miller in 1988, for which he was subsequently sentenced to death.
Portrait: Joseph Garcia and George Rivas
Following a prison escape, Garcia and Rivas were part of a group responsible for the killing of a police officer. All escapees in the group, including Garcia and Rivas, were given the death penalty.
Portrait: Hank Skinner
Skinner was given the death penalty following the brutal murder of Twila Busby and her two sons. Questions were raised around the DNA tests on crucial pieces of evidence and as a result his sentence was stayed whilst further tests took place.
Portrait: Linda Anita Carty
Convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Joana Rodrigu ty stands to become the first black British woman to be in more than a century, barring the granting of clemency.- Actors:
- Werner Herzog, James Barnes, Linda Carty
- Directors:
- Werner Herzog
- Producers:
- Erik Nelson
- Writers:
- Werner Herzog
- Studio:
- Revolver Entertainment
- Genres:
- TV Crimes, TV Documentaries
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Reviews (1) of Death Row
Compellingly different. - Death Row review by DW
Four 50 minute episodes with a common theme. Not so much "true crime", more the results of it. This is an observational documentary so you don't see Werner Herzog, the film maker though his commentary is important.
Not for everyone but if you enjoy this sort of thing, why not give it a go.
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