Lessons of Darkness

Lessons of Darkness

1992-02-21 • 54m •
War Documentary
7.8
User Score
139 votes

Overview

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.

Werner Herzog

Director

Werner Herzog

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

de

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

54m

Release Date

1992-02-21

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Reviews

rodrigl

rodrigl

2016-10-30T12:31:31.000Z

Can destruction be beautiful? Yes.