
Queen of the Desert
One woman can change the course of history
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.
- Year: 2015
- Country: Morocco, United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Adventure, History
- Studio: Benaroya Pictures, 120dB Films, Palmyra Films, Sierra/Affinity, Elevated Films
- Keyword: middle east, persia, unrequited love, travel writer, adventurer, british colonialism, diplomacy, 1910s, ottoman empire, land dispute, woman falls in love, travel adventure, biographical drama, female explorer, bedouins, daughter of wealthy man, british woman abroad, suicide of lover
- Director: Werner Herzog
- Cast: Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, Jay Abdo, Robert Pattinson, Jenny Agutter