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How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce. - The Land of the Enlightened
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Title: The Land of the Enlightened

Release Date: 16 Mar 2016

Runtime: 1h 23m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Sciapode, Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Beetz Brothers Film Production, Submarine, ZDF/Arte, Canvas, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), Eyeworks, Prime

Production Companies: Sciapode, Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Beetz Brothers Film Production, Submarine, ZDF/Arte, Canvas, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), Eyeworks, Prime

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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Average Vote: 6 (14 votes)

Cast

  • Himself: Gholam Nasir
  • Himself: Khyrgyz Baj
  • Himself: Zulfu
  • Himself: Noor
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