Lektionen in Finsternis (Lessons of darkness)

The great and beleaguered German director here creates what he calls a science-fiction film of a visit to another planet on which life has been wiped out by cataclysmic fires and destruction ... The true reality of the film resides in its overpowering, awe-inspiring shots of the burning oil wells of Kuwait. .. These eruptions of a primal, world-shattering force that fill every single shot 'With orgasmic fires and infernal, poisonous smoke are of a demonic virulence that calls into question our existence on earth and portray the true magnitude of the event... (Amos Vogel, Film Comment)