Queen of the Desert

The film tells the story of historian, novelist and British intelligence agent Gertrude Bell. Bell (1868-1926), who played an important role in establishing a new political order in the Middle East in the 1920s. Bell had been poorly educated as a girl, so it was difficult to find a suitable partner in Britain, so she went to Tehran. In Iran, she fell in love with Henry Cadogan, a diplomat with a gambling addiction, but it didn't go well, so Bell decided to give up her personal life and devote herself to exploring the surrounding area. Before the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Bell learned languages ​​​​in the Middle East, translated literary works, and met with Muslim dignitaries in Cairo, Basra and Baghdad. Due to his courage and respect, Bell won the trust of the leaders. Seemingly destined to become a bridge between the British Empire and the countries of the Middle East, Bell helped to draw the borders of various countries in the Middle East after World War I. At this time, love entered her life again. Werner Herzog used the vast desert as the background to narrate the legendary epic of the "Queen of the Desert."