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...
Cast
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English
- Budget
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- Age rating
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- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- SciapodeSavage FilmFastnet FilmsBeetz Brothers Film ProductionSubmarineZDF/Arte
Crew
Director
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Writers
Pieter-Jan De Pue
David Dusa
Editor
Stijn Deconinck
Editor
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Director of Photography
