The Land of the Enlightened
MovieTitle | The Land of the Enlightened |
User score | 6 |
Release date | Mar 16, 2016 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Pieter-Jan De Pue |
Production country | Belgium, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany |
Production companies | Sciapode, Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Beetz Brothers Film Production, Submarine, ZDF/Arte, Canvas, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), Eyeworks, Prime |
Run time | 83 min. |
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...