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Queen of the Desert
MEANRANK
46/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 17, highest is AlloCiné on 68. Critics average 17, everyone else 54.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The story follows the life of Gertrude Bell, a formidable British explorer, archaeologist, and political officer in the early 20th century. Defying the constraints placed on women of her time, she travels extensively throughout the Middle East, gains the trust of tribal leaders, and plays a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape of the region, including the drawing of Iraq's borders.
Details
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Writer
- Werner Herzog
- Released
- 3 September 2015
- Country
- Morocco, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $1.6M
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