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[Werner] Odder still is the fact that, in this mostly Muslim country
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Into the Inferno

Odder still is the fact that,in this mostly Muslim country, this is a Roman Catholic...

[Werner] Odder still is the fact that,
in this mostly Muslim country, this is a Roman Catholic church. Under the floor,
it even has its own catacombs, maybe as a shelter for hermits, as protection against volcanic fallout. [construction noise echoing]

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[Werner] Odder still is the fact that, in this mostly Muslim country,
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this is a Roman Catholic church.
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Under the floor, it even has its own catacombs,
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maybe as a shelter for hermits,
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as protection against volcanic fallout.
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[construction noise echoing]
Duration
22 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:27
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Matter of Fact Media,Werner Herzog Filmproduktion,Spring Films

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Movie Summary

An exploration of active volcanoes around the world.
[thunder rumbling] - Into the Inferno 00:07
[thunder rumbling]
Of all the many volcanoes in Indonesia, - Into the Inferno 00:27
Of all the many volcanoes in Indonesia,
Back to Lake Toba, - Into the Inferno 00:16
Back to Lake Toba,
We should've booked a ticket on the International Space Station - Into the Inferno 00:24
We should've booked a ticket on the International Space...
The skies would've been darkened, - Into the Inferno 00:28
The skies would've been darkened,
Enough pumice came out to bury everyone in the United States to head-height. - Into the Inferno 00:08
Enough pumice came out to bury everyone in the United States...
It's something like 10,000 times larger - Into the Inferno 00:07
It's something like 10,000 times larger
It's 100,000 times greater - Into the Inferno 00:10
It's 100,000 times greater
This was the stupendous event in Earth history. - Into the Inferno 00:06
This was the stupendous event in Earth history.
And there's even a theory that the eruption - Into the Inferno 00:07
And there's even a theory that the eruption
Based on the genetic pedigree of living humans, - Into the Inferno 00:12
Based on the genetic pedigree of living humans,
And the link is between the climate change wrought by the eruption, - Into the Inferno 00:12
And the link is between the climate change wrought by the er...
Perhaps there were as few as 600 of our species left on Earth. - Into the Inferno 00:07
Perhaps there were as few as 600 of our species left on Eart...
This theory is very controversial, however. - Into the Inferno 00:05
This theory is very controversial, however.
And that's because there's a very limited amount of evidence - Into the Inferno 00:06
And that's because there's a very limited amount o...
In particular, there are very few human fossils - Into the Inferno 00:07
In particular, there are very few human fossils
If we want to find human fossils from 74,000 years ago, - Into the Inferno 00:09
If we want to find human fossils from 74,000 years ago,
[Werner] This is part of the Danakil Depression, - Into the Inferno 00:41
[Werner] This is part of the Danakil Depression,
This depression is only part of a long, stretched rift, - Into the Inferno 00:35
This depression is only part of a long, stretched rift,
Erta Ale is also important for its significance to early man. - Into the Inferno 00:14
Erta Ale is also important for its significance to early man...