The Land of the Enlightened

The Land of the Enlightened

2016
1h 23m
6.0

6.0/10

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Documentary

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

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...

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sciapode Savage Film Fastnet Films Beetz Brothers Film Production Submarine ZDF/Arte Canvas Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON) Eyeworks Prime
Production Countries
Belgium Afghanistan Netherlands Ireland Germany
Spoken Languages
Russian Persian English

Keywords

hybrid afghanistan docudrama

Quick Facts

Release Date March 16, 2016
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt2338774
Website Visit Site

Cast

Gholam Nasir
Gholam Nasir

Himself

Khyrgyz Baj
Khyrgyz Baj

Himself

Zulfu
Zulfu

Himself

Noor
Noor

Himself

Key Crew

Bart Van Langendonck
Producer
Christian Beetz
Executive Producer
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Writer
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Director