The Land of the Enlightened

How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.

83 mins
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...

Zulfu

Himself

Noor

Himself

Femke Wolting

Co-Producer

Morgan Bushe

Co-Producer

Christian Beetz

Co-Producer

Robert Flanagan

Sound Designer

Christian Beetz

Executive Producer

Pieter-Jan De Pue

Director of Photography

Alain Dessauvage

Editorial Consultant

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