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The Land of the Enlightened (2016)
Directed by Pieter-Jan De Pue
“How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.”
Documentary · 1h 23m
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
Crew
- Director
- Pieter-Jan De Pue
- Writer
- Pieter-Jan De Pue
- Director of Photography
- Pieter-Jan De Pue
- Editor
- David Dusa, Stijn Deconinck
- Producer
- Bart Van Langendonck
Details
- Release date
- 2016-03-16
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Russian, Persian, English
- Countries
- Belgium, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany
- Production
- Sciapode, Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Beetz Brothers Film Production, Submarine, ZDF/Arte, Canvas, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), Eyeworks, Prime