Movie Description
The Land of the Enlightened
(2016)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...
Featured Crew
- Director : Pieter-Jan De Pue
- Producer : Bart Van Langendonck
- Writer : Pieter-Jan De Pue
- Editor : David Dusa,Stijn Deconinck
- Cast : Gholam Nasir,Khyrgyz Baj,Zulfu,Noor
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleThe Land of the Enlightened
Status Released
Release Information
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2016-03-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 23m
Homepagehttp://thelandoftheenlightened.com/
Production CompaniesSciapode,Savage Film,Fastnet Films,Beetz Brothers Film Production,Submarine,ZDF/Arte,Canvas,Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON),Eyeworks,Prime
Genres
- Documentary