Academy Award nominated director and world-renowned filmmaker, Werner Herzog (GRIZZLY MAN, RESCUE DAWN) presents this yearâÂÂs breakout box office documentary ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD on a 2-disc special edition DVD and Blu-Ray from 31st August 2009. A dramatic and awe-inspiring account of life on Antarctica, this polar adventure captures some of the worldâÂÂs most breath-taking scenery and previously unseen wildlife, using techniques that go beyond anything yet explored by any other nature team. Narrated by Herzog himself, his passion and desire to discover the unexplored and share it with the rest of the world is obvious. Over the course of his journey, Herzog looks at the exceptional human and rare animal life who choose to form a community as far away from civilization as one can get. A truly uplifting film, ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD will leave viewers captivated by life in this previously unobserved part of our planet.