
The Land of the Enlightened
2016
How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.
- Documentary
6.0
14
March 16, 2016
1h 23m
Synopsis
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...
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Original Title
The Land of the Enlightened
Spoken Languages
Persian, Russian, English
Production Countries
Belgium, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany
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