The Land of the Enlightened (2016)
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...
Director: Pieter-Jan De Pue
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Gholam Nasir as Himself |
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Khyrgyz Baj as Himself |
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Zulfu as Himself |
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Noor as Himself |
| Editing | David Dusa | Editor |
| Production | Bart Van Langendonck | Producer |
| Production | Christian Beetz | Co-Producer |
| Production | Christian Beetz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Morgan Bushe | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Denis Clohessy | Music |
| Production | Femke Wolting | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Robert Flanagan | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Stijn Deconinck | Editor |
| Camera | Pieter-Jan De Pue | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Pieter-Jan De Pue | Writer |
| Directing | Pieter-Jan De Pue | Director |
| Editing | Alain Dessauvage | Editorial Consultant |
