Hearts of Darkness chronicles the chaos and turbulence from disastrous inclement weather to actors' health crises to local political upheaval that plagued the marathon production of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. Filmed by filmmaker-screenwriter Eleanor Coppola, this extraordinary documentary features behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with cast and crew, and secretly taped conversations with the tormented Coppola as he grappled with every imaginable (and unimaginable) obstacle.