Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 1, 2017

Original language

English

Spoken languages

German, English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Redlog Pictures

Cast

Michael Shannon,Michael Peña,Peter Zeitlinger,Brian Sounalath,Herbert Golder,Ernst Reijseger,Chloë Sevigny,Grace Zabriskie,Brad Dourif,Gabriel Pimenteland 5 more

Director

Herbert Golder

Writer

Herbert Golder

Producer

Herbert Golder

Cinematography

Herbert Golder

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8215254