▁Werner ▁Herzog , ▁the ▁young ▁German ▁director ▁of ▁" F ata ▁M org ana ", ▁is ▁obviously ▁not ▁suggesting ▁anything ▁as ▁engaged , ▁or ▁as ▁eng aging , ▁as ▁a ▁Save ‐ the - S ah ara ▁campaign . ▁His ▁film ▁simply ▁uses ▁the ▁Sah ara ▁as ▁the ▁background ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁vision ▁of ▁man ' s ▁comp ulsion ▁to ▁cor rupt ▁and ▁deb ase ▁himself , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁lives . ▁ ▁F ata ▁M org ana ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁picture ▁in ▁Herzog ' s ▁film ography , ▁providing ▁insight ▁into ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁subsequent ▁works . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁regarded ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁modern ▁cinema ' s ▁key ▁films ." ▁Its ▁influence ▁has ▁last ed ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁film ▁G um mo ▁by ▁Harm ony ▁Kor ine , ▁which ▁was ▁similarly ▁received , ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁" direct ▁desc endant " ▁of ▁F ata ▁M org ana . ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁recent ▁work ▁of ▁such ▁direct ors ▁as ▁Terr ence ▁Mal ick ▁and ▁Cla ire ▁Den is . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁screen ed ▁by ▁West ▁Hollywood ' s ▁C ine family ▁with ▁a ▁live ▁performance ▁by ▁American ▁dr one ▁metal ▁band ▁Earth . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁points ▁Part ▁One : ▁Die ▁Sch ö pf ung ▁(" Cre ation ") ▁ ▁Des ert ▁Land sc apes ▁ ▁Pl ane ▁W reck