Aguirre, the Wrath of God (German w/ English Subtitles)

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Directed by: Werner Herzog

Starring: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra, and Peter Berling

Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes

Year: 1972

Set in the 16th century in the rainforests of South America, Aguirre, the Wrath of God follows a doomed expedition of Spanish conquistadors as they venture deep into the Amazon rainforest in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado. When the fanatical soldier Lope de Aguirre overthrows his superiors and seizes control, the journey becomes a descent into madness, obsession, and the destructive allure of power. Herzog’s visionary direction transforms this tale of conquest into an elemental struggle between human ambition and nature’s indifference, rendered through hypnotic imagery and an ethereal Popol Vuh score. This legendary film stands beside Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now — monumental works whose directors ventured to extraordinary extremes to bring their epic visions to life.

The film is in German, with English subtitles.

Movie Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LqdXayZ6Q0

Info and tickets:
https://www.eyefilm.nl/en/whats-on/aguirre-der-zorn-gottes/1546106?show=1546506

When: Tuesday 23/12/25 at 20:00

Meet at Eye café for drinks and socializing before the start at 20:00. We’ll enter the theater 15 minutes before the film begins, to get good seats.

Film starts: 21:30 at Cinema 2

Where: Eye Film Museum

IJpromenade 1, 1031 KT Amsterdam
I hope to see you there!