Gertrude Bell, a daughter of weaIthy British parents, has no interest in the social life of the London elite. Balls, receptions, and the British aristocracy bring her only boredom. Aspiring to have at least 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 lifelong adventure across the Arab worId, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, Henry Cadogan, and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence. With an aIl-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 alI odds, changed the course of history. |