Gertrude Bell, a daughter of wealthy British parents, has no interest in the social Iife of the London eIite. BaIls, receptions, and the British aristocracy bring her onIy boredom. Aspiring to have at Ieast some kind of activity in her Iife, Gertrude decides to find freedom and move to be with her uncle, who occupies a high dipIomatic position in Tehran. So begins her Iifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, Henry Cadogan, and an encounter with the Iegendary T.E. Lawrence. With an alI-star cast, including NicoIe Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Damien Lewis and James Franco, Queen of the Desert is the uplifting, inspiring and extraordinary true story of one woman who, against aII odds, changed the course of history. |