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A true story of a trailblazing woman who found freedom in the faraway world of the Middle East. Gertrude Bell chafes against the stifling rigidity of life in turn-of-the-century England, leaving it behind for a chance to travel to Tehran. So begins her lifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence.

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Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog (born Werner Stipeti?) is a German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director. He is often associated with the German New Wave movement (also called New German Cinema) , along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlondorff, Wim Wenders and others. His films often feature heroes with impossible dreams, or people with unique talents in obscure fields.



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