The film records the journey of Werner Herzog and the crew to Antarctica to film local creatures, residents, and unique geographical features. This documentary is not a film about the famous penguins in Antarctica, but to explore the human life in Antarctica and the magnificent and magical beauty of Antarctica. They went to the McMurdo Station on Ross Island, the largest scientific research center in Antarctica, operated by the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Program Department, to film, and interviewed some local people who provided support in operations, logistics, IT, and maintenance. After the members, they went to the seal bases, diving camps and other places where humans camped in Antarctica. They met many interesting people along the way. They did a lot of work including cell biologist Samuel Bowser and zoologists. Brief interviews with Jan Pawlowski, penguin scholar David Ainley, etc. To a certain extent, what they are shooting and exploring is not to show the field of scientific research, but to reveal a unique life experience to the public
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Encounters at the End of the World movie plot
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Werner Herzog: It occurred to me that in the time that we spent with him in the greenhouse possibly three or four languages have died. In our efforts to preserve endangered species we seem to overlook something equally important. To me, it's a sign of a deeply disturbed civilization, where tree-huggers and whale-huggers in their weirdness are acceptable, while no one embraces the last speakers of a language.
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Werner Herzog: For me, the best description of hunger is the description of bread. A poet said that once I think. For me, the best description of freedom is what you have in front of you. You're travelling a lot.