11 Best Science Documentaries on Netflix Streaming

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9. Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Site Score: 3, IMDb Score: 4, Overall Score: 7
Directed by Werner Herzog
Year: 2011

Chauvet Cave in southern France, with its hundreds of paintings, is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world. Due to its heavy protection by the French government and the conservation underway inside the cave, the access has been restricted to the general public. Werner Herzog managed to obtain permission to film inside the cave, but with various limitations. The filming process, with just 4 people allowed into the cave, wearing special clothing and filming restricted to only four hours daily for six days deserves a documentary in itself. The final product is nothing but spectacular, and it won 9 awards on as many festivals around the world.


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