Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting. He puts 3-D technology to a profound use, taking us back in time over 30,000 years.
Crew
Writer/Director/Narrator: Werner Herzog
Producer: Erik Nelson, Adrienne Ciuffo
Co-Producers: Amy Briamote, Phil Fairclough, Judith Thurman, Nicolas Zunino
Director of Photography: Peter Zeitlinger
Music Composititon: Ernst Reijseger
Editors: Joe Bini, Maya Hawke
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Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival
AFI Fest
Doc NYC (Opening Night Film)
New Yorker Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
SXSW Film Festival
Vilnius International Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
Istanbul International Film Festival
Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival
Trento Film Festival
Barcelona International Auteur Film Festival
Luxembourg Film Festival
Docville
Documenta Madrid
Ravenna Festival
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Transylvania International Film Festival
Santiago International Documentary Film Festival
Taipei Film Festival
Jerusalem Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Riga International Film Forum &&Arsenals&&
Split Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Bergen International Film Festival
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
CPH:DOX
World Film Festival of Bangkok
Cali International Film Festival
International Film Festival of India
Awards
Winner, Best Documentary - the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angles Film Critics Association, and the Washington DC Film Critics Association
Nominee, Critics Choice Award for Best Documentary
Named one of the Top 10 Films of the Year by Time Magazine