In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.

Documentary Now! Season 4 Episodes...

• s04e01 - Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)
• s04e02 - Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)
• s04e03 - Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
• s04e04 - How They Threw Rocks (1996)
• s04e05 - My Monkey Grifter (2020)
• s04e06 - Trouver Frisson (2000)

Documentary Now! Show Summary

From the minds of Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Seth Meyers comes a new new series that looks back on 50 years of excellence and integrity in documentary filmmaking.

See Fred and Bill investigate drug cartels, join an indifferent ?70s rock band, reenact Iceland's annual Al Capone Festival, take part in a dramatic exposé of the world's first documentary about the Inuit and much more.