The Land of the Enlightened

The Land of the Enlightened (2016)

How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2016-03-16
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 23min
  • Language: فارسی
  • Production Company: Sciapode
  • Production Country: Belgium, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany
  • Director: Pieter-Jan De Pue
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Summary

A group of Kuchi children are living in a minefield around Bagram airfield, Afghanistan. They dig out anti-personal mines in order to sell the explosives to child workers mining in a Lappis Lazulli mine. The trajectory of the blue precious stones goes towards Tajikistan and China, through an area controlled by child soldiers. When they are not waging their own mini-wars in the daily madness of life in Afghanistan, the children are fleeing away in their personal fantasies and dreams, while the American soldiers are planning their retreat...

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  • Gholam Nasir

    as Himself
  • Khyrgyz Baj

    as Himself
  • Zulfu

    as Himself
  • Noor

    as Himself
Production Morgan Bushe Co-Producer
Production Christian Beetz Executive Producer
Production Christian Beetz Co-Producer
Sound Denis Clohessy Music
Production Bart Van Langendonck Producer
Sound Robert Flanagan Sound Designer
Editing Stijn Deconinck Editor
Editing David Dusa Editor
Production Femke Wolting Co-Producer
Directing Pieter-Jan De Pue Director
Camera Pieter-Jan De Pue Director of Photography
Writing Pieter-Jan De Pue Writer
Editing Alain Dessauvage Editorial Consultant

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