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Lessons of Darkness

Lessons of Darkness

7.8(138 votes)
1992
0h 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.

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Production

Companies:
Canal+
Première
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Languages

Original:de
Spoken:
ArabicGerman

Reviews

rodrigl

Can destruction be beautiful? Yes.

10/30/2016

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