The Land of the Enlightened

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...

Country:

Belgium,

Afghanistan,

Netherlands,

Ireland,

Germany

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

83 minutes

Year:

2016

Director:

Pieter-Jan De Pue

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Company:

Sciapode,

Savage Film,

Fastnet Films,

Beetz Brothers Film Production,

Submarine,

ZDF/Arte,

Canvas,

Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON),

Eyeworks,

Prime

Cast:

Himself

Himself

Himself

Himself

Crew:

Co-Producer

Executive Producer

Co-Producer

Music

Producer