Walking Up To An Active Volcano: How Does It Feel? See Here

A new documentary, called 'Into the Inferno', created by German filmmaker Werner Herzog gives an insight on how it feels to walk up to and peep into an active volcano. The film examines the magma filled craters of Ethiopia, Indonesia, North Korea and Iceland, and the people who live near these volcanoes.

Slated for an October 28 release on Netflix, 'Into the Inferno', has the director and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer going through a global journey that investigates some of the world's most enigmatic volcanoes. The film seeks to understand and show the deeply rooted and complex relationship between humans and volcanoes, considered one of the greatest wonders of nature.

The newly released trailer of the documentary bombards the senses with heart stopping scenes of the director and volcanologist standing near the fiery mouths of active volcanoes, apart from delighting the viewers with spectacular aerial shots of eruptions. "The sun dimmeth, the land sinketh, gushed forth steam and gutting fire, to the heavens soar the hurtling flames of the almighty gods, the engulfing doom," Herzog can be heard saying in the trailer. "Fire that burns deep underneath our feet and it couldn't care less about what we are doing up here."

The documentary will show footage of Indonesia's Oppenheimger at Lake Toba, the site of one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in history that occurred around 74,000 years ago - killing 60 per cent of the Earth's inhabitants. The event led to a global volcanic winter for nearly 10 years, and was subsequently followed by a cooling effect that lasted for a thousand years. It was the time period that also saw our early ancestors beginning to move out of Africa and the Middle East into other parts of the planet. The duo also travelled to Mount Sinabung in Indonesia, where they made a close escape from a deadly eruption, before going to Mount Merapi - considered a sacred volcano by the people of the country.

For now, see the trailer of 'Into the Inferno'. Incidentally, the early reviews show it as a promising documentary that has been given a rating of 8 out of 10 on IMDB.