Film
The Land of the Enlightened
2016 · 1h 23m · Documentary
How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.
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Overview
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...
Cast
Crew
- Pieter-Jan De PueDirector of Photography · Director · Writer
- Bart Van LangendonckProducer
- Christian BeetzExecutive Producer
- David DusaEditor
- Stijn DeconinckEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 16, 2016
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- 15
- Genres
- Documentary
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