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As American soldiers prepare to leave, we follow De Pue deep into this hidden land where young boys form wild gangs to control trade routes, sell explosives from mines left over from war, and climb rusting tanks as playgrounds—making the new rules of war based on the harsh landscape left to them.
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Mar 16, 2016 · The Land of the Enlightened: Directed by Pieter-Jan De Pue. With Gholam Nasir, Khyrgyz Baj, Noor, Zulfu. A gang of Afghan kids from the Kuchi tribe dig out old Soviet mines and sell the explosives to children working in a lapis lazuli mine.
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- Documentary, Drama, War
- Pieter-Jan De Pue
- 2016-03-16
Dec 16, 2015 · Shot in stunning 16mm over the course of 7 years in Afghanistan, The Land of the Enlightened is the astonishing first feature of Pieter-Jan De Pue, which combines a vrit portrait of a...
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The Land of the Enlightened. As Americans occupy their country, young Afghans dig up old Soviet mines to sell the explosives to other children.
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- Marina Golbahari
- Pieter-Jan De Pue
- Documentary, Drama, War
About this movie. arrow_forward. In the wild Afghan mountains, a group of children dig up old Soviet mines to sell, recycle weapons and keep tight control on the caravans...
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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.