The Land of the Enlightened
“How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.”
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...
Director: Pieter-Jan De Pue
Cast
Gholam Nasir
Himself
Khyrgyz Baj
Himself
Zulfu
Himself
Noor
Himself
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Mar 16, 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Studios
- Sciapode, Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Beetz Brothers Film Production
- Director
- Pieter-Jan De Pue