This biographical documentary offers not only an overview of Herzog’s life and the groundbreaking films he made, but above all it shows Herzog’s visionary genius as a radical dreamer. Archival footage and testimonials paint an extraordinary portrait of the filmmaker who has a unique hero status within the film world.

Herzog himself is featured extensively, as are actors, directors and musicians with whom he worked, such as Nicole Kidman, Christian Bale, Chloé Zhao and Joshua Oppenheimer.