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The Land of the Enlightened

The Land of the Enlightened Online

  • Genres: Documentary
  • Release Date: 16/03/2016
  • Duration : 1 hour 23 minutes
  • Director: Pieter-Jan De Pue
  • Production: Sciapode, Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Beetz Brothers Film Production, Submarine, ZDF/Arte, Canvas, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), Eyeworks, Prime
  • Country: Belgium, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany
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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...

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