War

Documentary

Lessons of Darkness

7.8

54 min

1992

Werner Herzog

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.

Top Cast

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

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