The Land of the Enlightened
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The Land of the Enlightened

The Land of the Enlightened

2016683 min
Documentary
Released
Mar 16, 2016
Countries
Belgium, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany
Director
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Productions
SciapodeSavage FilmFastnet FilmsBeetz Brothers Film ProductionSubmarineZDF/Arte+4
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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