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The Land of the Enlightened (2016)

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

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Pieter-Jan De Pue

Synopsis

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...

Actors

Gholam Nasir
Gholam Nasir
Himself
Khyrgyz Baj
Khyrgyz Baj
Himself
Zulfu
Zulfu
Himself
Noor
Noor
Himself

Crews

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

Trailers and other movies

The Land of the Enlightened Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Documentary HD

Posters and backgrounds

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