Lessons of Darkness

Lessons of Darkness is a 1992 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog, exploring the ravaged oil fields of post-Gulf War Kuwait in a manner that accentuates the catastrophic and surreal nature of the landscape. The film features Herzog as Self - Narrator (voice) and utilizes a sparse commentary, heightening the apocalyptic effect through static shots of workers near the oil fires and helicopter shots of the bleak landscape, accompanied by a Wagnerian score.