
Werner Herzog turns the camera on himself and his decades-long friendship with the late travel writer Bruce Chatwin, a kindred spirit whose quest for ecstatic truth carried him to all corners of the globe. Herzog’s deeply personal portrait of Chatwin, illustrated with archival discoveries, film clips, and a mound of “brontosaurus skin,” encompasses their shared interest in aboriginal cultures, ancient rituals, and the mysteries stitching together life on earth.
- Year2019
- Runtime89 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- RatingNR
- DirectorWerner Herzog
- ScreenwriterWerner Herzog
- ProducerSteve O'Hagan & Lucki Stipetic
- Executive ProducerRichard Bright
- CastWerner Herzog, Elizabeth Chatwin, Nicholas Shakespeare
- CinematographerLouis Caulfield & Mike Paterson
- EditorMarco Capalbo
- ComposerErnst Reijseger

Werner Herzog turns the camera on himself and his decades-long friendship with the late travel writer Bruce Chatwin, a kindred spirit whose quest for ecstatic truth carried him to all corners of the globe. Herzog’s deeply personal portrait of Chatwin, illustrated with archival discoveries, film clips, and a mound of “brontosaurus skin,” encompasses their shared interest in aboriginal cultures, ancient rituals, and the mysteries stitching together life on earth.
- Year2019
- Runtime89 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- RatingNR
- DirectorWerner Herzog
- ScreenwriterWerner Herzog
- ProducerSteve O'Hagan & Lucki Stipetic
- Executive ProducerRichard Bright
- CastWerner Herzog, Elizabeth Chatwin, Nicholas Shakespeare
- CinematographerLouis Caulfield & Mike Paterson
- EditorMarco Capalbo
- ComposerErnst Reijseger