_volkerball_ OP t1_isy4s15 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 3:36 PM Reply to comment by KillerBees16 in Lessons of Darkness (1995) - In 1991, retreating Iraqi armies set fire to hundreds of oil wells in Kuwait, creating a hell on earth. Werner Herzog explores this nightmare world, and the people who existed within it. [00:54:12] by _volkerball_ I think it's because they wanted the oil to burn up instead of pool up everywhere for clean up purposes but I can't remember. "Fires of Kuwait" is a documentary about the cleanup that goes into all the nuts and bolts of it. Permalink Parent 2
_volkerball_ OP t1_isx1h2g wrote on October 19, 2022 at 9:51 AM Reply to comment by [deleted] in Lessons of Darkness (1995) - In 1991, retreating Iraqi armies set fire to hundreds of oil wells in Kuwait, creating a hell on earth. Werner Herzog explores this nightmare world, and the people who existed within it. [00:54:12] by _volkerball_ Never heard of it before today but I was really impressed. Permalink Parent 1
Lessons of Darkness (1995) - In 1991, retreating Iraqi armies set fire to hundreds of oil wells in Kuwait, creating a hell on earth. Werner Herzog explores this nightmare world, and the people who existed within it. [00:54:12] tubitv.com Submitted by _volkerball_ t3_y7nn5w on October 19, 2022 at 12:24 AM in Documentaries 66 comments 2,044
_volkerball_ OP t1_isy4s15 wrote
Reply to comment by KillerBees16 in Lessons of Darkness (1995) - In 1991, retreating Iraqi armies set fire to hundreds of oil wells in Kuwait, creating a hell on earth. Werner Herzog explores this nightmare world, and the people who existed within it. [00:54:12] by _volkerball_
I think it's because they wanted the oil to burn up instead of pool up everywhere for clean up purposes but I can't remember. "Fires of Kuwait" is a documentary about the cleanup that goes into all the nuts and bolts of it.