Lessons of Darkness (1992)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 54m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: de
- Country: France, United Kingdom
- Director: Werner Herzog
- Stars: Werner Herzog
- keywords: gulf war, fire, kuwait, oil field
- Production_studio: Canal+, Première
- providers: Fandor Amazon Channel
- The Lessons of Darkness is featured in the top rankings of 1992
- #1 in Top War Movies of 1992
- #5 in Top Documentary Movies of 1992
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.