The Land of the Enlightened
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...
Crew
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Alain Dessauvage
Editorial Consultant
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Pieter-Jan De Pue
Director
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Pieter-Jan De Pue
Director of Photography
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Pieter-Jan De Pue
Writer
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Robert Flanagan
Sound Designer
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Femke Wolting
Co-Producer
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Christian Beetz
Executive Producer
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Christian Beetz
Co-Producer
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Bart Van Langendonck
Producer
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Morgan Bushe
Co-Producer
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Denis Clohessy
Music
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David Dusa
Editor
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Stijn Deconinck
Editor
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