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The Land of the Enlightened
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The Land of the Enlightened

Mar 16, 2016
1h 23m
★ 6.0

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

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...

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Sciapode
Savage Film
Fastnet Films
Beetz Brothers Film Production
Submarine
ZDF/Arte
Canvas
Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)
Eyeworks
Prime

Cast

Gholam Nasir

Himself

Gholam Nasir

Khyrgyz Baj

Himself

Khyrgyz Baj

Zulfu

Himself

Zulfu

Noor

Himself

Noor

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