# The White Diamond (2004)

> Werner Herzog turns a perilous Guyanese rainforest airship expedition into a lyrical meditation on invention, mortality, and the pull of unexplored nature.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14101

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Werner Herzog
- Cast: Werner Herzog, Graham Dorrington, Annette Scheurich, Marc Anthony Yhap, Dieter Plage, Adrian de Schryver, Michael Wilk, Anthony Melville
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435776/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: contemplative, eerie, intimate, reflective evening, nature film marathon

## Synopsis

An exhilarating journey through the treetops of the Amazon awaits as a daring engineer takes to the skies.

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