Herzog's film explores lives of prisoners on death row

Director Werner Herzog told BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast about some of the prisoners on death row that he met as part of his latest documentary.

In the documentary, called Into The Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life, he explores the lives of several people due to be executed, including one man who just became a father.

The film, rated 12A, is released on Friday.

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