Born in Germany, Dieter Dengler lived as a child through the Allied air raids. After the war, he emigrated to America, and became a fighter pilot. He was shot down over Laos and captured. After a first escape attempt he was tortured - but he escaped again, marching for ten days through the jungle until he was spotted by an American plane and taken to safety.
Werner Herzog's astonishing film recreates Dengler's ordeal - and the dreams that still haunt him. Dieter Dengler now lives on the American West Coast. The need to fly is gone, but he still craves freedom and space.
