The Land of the Enlightened
2016, English. Directed by Pieter-Jan De Pue.
How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 16 March 2016
- Country
- Belgium, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany
- Written by
- Pieter-Jan De Pue
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The Land of the Enlightened runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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The Land of the Enlightened isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 March 2016. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Land of the Enlightened?
If you liked The Land of the Enlightened, try Iraq in Fragments, The Lovers and the Despot, Shirkers.
Who directed The Land of the Enlightened?
The Land of the Enlightened (2016) was directed by Pieter-Jan De Pue and stars Gholam Nasir, Khyrgyz Baj, Zulfu.