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The Land of the Enlightened
The Land of the Enlightened

The Land of the Enlightened

6.0/10

1hr 23mins

Country:IE, US

2016

Documentary
Spoken Languages: فارسی, Pусский, English

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...

Budget

$0.00

Production companies

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

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1hr 23mins

Rating

6.0/10

Release Date

2016-03-16