Queen of the Desert

2015 · Directed by Werner Herzog · 128 min · drama film, biographical film

★ 5.8/10 · 313 ratings on TMDB

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn of the twentieth century. Her knowledge of the tribal leaders is used by the British to establish the Kingdoms of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.