Lessons of Darkness
Director: Werner Herzog
Country: Germany, France, United Kingdom
Year: 1992
Length: 55'
Genre: documentary
Screenplay: Werner Herzog
Cinematography: Paul Berriff
Editing: Rainer Standke
Sound design: John Pearson
Producer: Werner Herzog
Production company: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Appearing: Werner Herzog
An apocalyptic vision featuring the oil well fires in Kuwait after the Gulf War, as a whole world burst into flames. This film is stylised as science fiction, as there is not a single shot in which you can recognise our planet.