Bells from the Deep (1993)

Original title

Glocken aus der Tiefe

Directed by

Werner Herzog

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Werner Herzog travels through Russia to explore the persistence of faith and superstition among the people. The film observes religious rituals, folk beliefs, and unusual spiritual phenomena in remote communities.

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What happens

Bells from the Deep: Faith and Superstition in Russia is a 1993 documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog, produced by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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