Using a minimalist dialogue, the story follows the travels of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadors down the Amazon River in South America in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado. A whole army disappears into the jungle without a trace. A story of power and madness.
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
Werner Herzog
IndieLisboa 2009 • Independent Hero
Germany, Peru, Fiction, 1972, 93′