The Land of the Enlightened
- How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.
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...
Release Date : 2016-03-16
Language :PersianRussianEnglish
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : SciapodeSavage FilmFastnet FilmsBeetz Brothers Film ProductionSubmarineZDF/ArteCanvasInterkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)EyeworksPrime
Production Country : BelgiumAfghanistanNetherlandsIrelandGermany
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Cast
Character Name : Himself
Original Name : Gholam Nasir
Gender : Male
Character Name : Himself
Original Name : Khyrgyz Baj
Gender : Male
Character Name : Himself
Original Name : Zulfu
Gender : Male
Character Name : Himself
Original Name : Noor
Gender : Male
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