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1977 · Germany, Guadeloupe

La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
31 min
Language
German
Country
Germany, Guadeloupe

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
  • In German — subtitles on.

The story

Werner Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave.

  • volcano
  • poverty
  • destruction
  • guadeloupe

The bill

Production

Rating
7.3 / 10 · 65 ratings
Studio
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Süddeutscher Rundfunk