The Land of the Enlightened
The Land of the Enlightened

The Land of the Enlightened

March 16, 2016 | 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...

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Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Gholam Nasir

Naomi Scott

Khyrgyz Baj

Naomi Scott

Zulfu

Naomi Scott

Noor

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