Lessons of Darkness
Feb 21, 1992 | IMDB 7.8
54 min Watch NowWar, Documentary
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.
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IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 1996
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IMDB 6 | Oct , 2009
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IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 1999
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IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 2005
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 2002
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IMDB 5.9 | Jul , 2000
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2025
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IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 2025
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IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 2019
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 1913
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IMDB 5.8 | Jun , 2025
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 2018
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