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The Land of the Enlightened

20166.0 / 1083 min
Documentary

Overview

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

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...

Cast

Gholam Nasir

Gholam Nasir

Himself

Khyrgyz Baj

Khyrgyz Baj

Himself

Zulfu

Zulfu

Himself

Noor

Noor

Himself

Crew

David Dusa

David Dusa

Editor

Bart Van Langendonck

Bart Van Langendonck

Producer

Christian Beetz

Christian Beetz

Co-Producer

Christian Beetz

Christian Beetz

Executive Producer

Morgan Bushe

Morgan Bushe

Co-Producer

Denis Clohessy

Denis Clohessy

Music

Femke Wolting

Femke Wolting

Co-Producer

Robert Flanagan

Robert Flanagan

Sound Designer

Stijn Deconinck

Stijn Deconinck

Editor

Pieter-Jan De Pue

Pieter-Jan De Pue

Director of Photography

Pieter-Jan De Pue

Pieter-Jan De Pue

Writer

Pieter-Jan De Pue

Pieter-Jan De Pue

Director

Alain Dessauvage

Alain Dessauvage

Editorial Consultant