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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

"All men dream, but not equally..."

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.

Top Cast

  • Werner Herzog

    Werner Herzog

    Self

  • Michael Shannon

    Michael Shannon

    Self

  • Chloë Sevigny

    Chloë Sevigny

    Self

  • Herbert Golder

    Herbert Golder

    Self

  • Udo Kier

    Udo Kier

    Self

  • Michael Peña

    Michael Peña

    Self

  • Willem Dafoe

    Willem Dafoe

    Self

  • Peter Zeitlinger

    Peter Zeitlinger

    Self

  • Grace Zabriskie

    Grace Zabriskie

    Self

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.

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