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.
Lektionen in Finsternis is of 0 hour(s) and 54 minute(s). It is Produced By: Canal+, ITEL, Première. It was released on 1992-02-21. It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
Genres: WarDocumentary
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