2020 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds Film poster
Directed by Written by Werner Herzog Produced by Richard Melman Greg Boustead Jessica Harrop Anna Godas Oli Harbottle André Singer Lucki Stipetić Vijay Vaidyanathan Narrated by Werner Herzog Cinematography Peter Zeitlinger Edited by Marco Capalbo Music by Ernst Reijseger Production
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September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10 ) (TIFF ) November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13 ) (Apple TV+) Running time
97 minutes
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds documentary film directed byWerner Herzog andClive Oppenheimer . The film explores the cultural, spiritual, and scientific impact ofmeteorites , and thecraters they create around the globe.
It had its world premiere at theToronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2020. It was released onApple TV+ on November 13, 2020.
The inspiration for the film came from Clive Oppenheimer's visit to a South Korean lab that studies and displays meteorites.[ 1] [ 2]
The production filmed across 12 different locations, in 6 different continents.[ 3]
In July 2020,Apple acquired the distribution rights to the film.[ 4] 2020 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2020.[ 5] [ 6]
On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Much like the cosmic debris it investigates,Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is made up of heavy stuff -- but it lights up the screen thanks to Werner Herzog's infectious awe."[ 7] Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 17 critics.[ 8]
The film received a nomination for the 2020Critics' Choice Documentary Awards for Best Narration.[ 9]
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