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The Land of the Enlightened (2016)

The Land of the Enlightened

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15

1h 23m

Documentary, Drama, War

August 1st, 2016

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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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Cast

Gholam Nasir
Khyrgyz Baj
Noor
Zulfu
Koko Ewas
Koko Mullalih
Marina Golbahari
Sergei Kovinchenko
Self
Devin A. Cleeves
US Soldier
Sohrab Nazari
Narrator
Full cast & crew

Directors

Pieter-Jan De Pue
Full cast & crew

Producers

Christian Beetz
co-producer / line producer
Germany
Peter Bouckaert
associate producer
Morgan Bushe
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Pieter-Jan De Pue
script
(???)
David Dusa
script
Herwig Deweerdt
voice
Full cast & crew

Taglines

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

Keywords

hybrid
docudrama
afghanistan
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Country of Origin

Belgium
Ireland
Netherlands
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Languages

English
Persian

Release Dates

August 1st, 2016 (Australia) (Melbourne International Film Festival)
June 18th, 2016 (Australia) (Sydney Film Festival)
March 16th, 2016 (Belgium) theatrical
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Alternative Titles

The Land of the Enlightened (original title)
The Land of the Enlightened (Australia)
上帝花园的小孩 (China)
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Running Times

83 min
87 min

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (support)
Beetz Brothers Film Production
ZDF/Arte (co-production)
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Distribution Companies

Savage Film (Belgium)
Wildcard Distribution (Ireland)
NDMantarraya (Mexico)
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Special Effects Companies

SSVFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

Montagewinkel (post-production facilities)
IMS Film & Media Insurance (India) (update) / (insurance)

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