The Land of the Enlightened (2016)
Released:
2016-03-16
Duration:
1hr 23min
Genres:
Documentary
Rating 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...
Production Companies
Sciapode
Savage Film
Fastnet Films
Beetz Brothers Film Production
Submarine
ZDF/Arte
Canvas
Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)
Eyeworks
Prime
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 2.459 |
Directed By
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Crew
Editor
David Dusa
David Dusa
Producer
Bart Van Langendonck
Bart Van Langendonck
Co-Producer
Christian Beetz
Christian Beetz
Executive Producer
Christian Beetz
Christian Beetz
Co-Producer
Morgan Bushe
Morgan Bushe
Music
Denis Clohessy
Denis Clohessy
Co-Producer
Femke Wolting
Femke Wolting
Sound Designer
Robert Flanagan
Robert Flanagan
Editor
Stijn Deconinck
Stijn Deconinck
Director of Photography
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Writer
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Director
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Editorial Consultant
Alain Dessauvage
Alain Dessauvage