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Lessons of Darkness

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7.8/10 • 140

1992-02-210h 54m

WarDocumentary

Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.

Directors
Werner Herzog
Writters
Werner Herzog
Editors
Werner Herzog, Rainer Standke

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  1. Werner Herzog

    Werner Herzog

    Self - Narrator (voice)

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rodrigl

Oct 30, 2016

Can destruction be beautiful? Yes.

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Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
--
Revenue
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Keywords
gulf warfirekuwaitoil field