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Lessons of Darkness

(1992)

February 21, 1992• 0h 54m
78%
TMDB Score

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

Top Billed Cast

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Werner Herzog

Self - Narrator (voice)

Official Trailer

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