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Lessons of Darkness

2002·54m·Not Rated
WarDocumentary
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
8,325 votes

This film surveys the disaster of the Kuwaiti oil fields in flames, with little narration and scarcely any interviews. Hell on Earth is presented in such transcendent visions and music that one can only be fascinated by it.

Lessons of Darkness is a 2002 war documentary movie directed by Werner Herzog. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 8,325 votes and runs 54m.

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Director
Werner Herzog
Creators
Werner Herzog
Details
2002-10-26
54 min
TV Movie
Not Rated
★ Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom
★ German, Arabic
Keywords
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