A plastic bag, thrown out in the trash, attempts to find his way back to his owner and along the way discovers the world.
Direction
Bahrani makes litter feel like tragic poetry.
Acting
Herzog's voice work is devastatingly deadpan perfection.
Cinematography
Gorgeous tracking shots through desolate American landscapes.
Director
Ramin Bahrani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Herzog recorded his voiceover in one take, improvising some lines about the bag's existential dread.
Premiered at Venice Film Festival, where critics debated if it was environmental activism or a parody of environmental activism. It's both.
US
