Lessons of Darkness

WarDocumentary

1992, 54min

Shot in documentary style from the perspective of an almost alien observer, the film is an exploration of the ravaged oil fields of post-Gulf War Kuwait. An effective companion to his earlier film Fata Morgana, Herzog again perceives the desert as a landscape with its own voice, as he glides over seas of oil, geyser-like infernos, monstrous smoke plumes and ashen roadways. With musical accompaniment by Wagner, Prokofiev and Pärt to boot, he observes the soot-covered creatures allured by the blaze.

"Lessons of Darkness" — war and documentary movie produced in Germany, France, UK and Kuwait and released in 1992. It has a very high rating on IMDb: 8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 54min. "Lessons of Darkness" is currently available to stream on Tubi. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: France, Kuwait, United Kingdom, Germany

Director:

Werner Herzog

Cast:

Werner Herzog