The Land of the Enlightened
How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.
2016 | 83m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Pieter-Jan De Pue |
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| Writer: | Pieter-Jan De Pue |
| Staring: |
| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Mar 16, 2016 |
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| Director: | Pieter-Jan De Pue |
| Writer: | Pieter-Jan De Pue |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | afghanistan, hybrid, docudrama |
| Production Companies | Fastnet Films, Eyeworks, Savage Film, Sciapode, Beetz Brothers Film Production, ZDF/Arte, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), Submarine, Canvas, Prime |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Gholam Nasir | Himself |
| Khyrgyz Baj | Himself |
| Zulfu | Himself |
| Noor | Himself |
| Name | Job |
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| Denis Clohessy | Music |
| David Dusa | Editor |
| Stijn Deconinck | Editor |
| Robert Flanagan | Sound Designer |
| Pieter-Jan De Pue | Director of Photography, Director, Writer |
| Alain Dessauvage | Editorial Consultant |
| Name | Title |
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| Christian Beetz | Executive Producer |
| Morgan Bushe | Co-Producer |
| Bart Van Langendonck | Producer |
| Femke Wolting | Co-Producer |
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