Land of the Enlightened (2016)
documentary which looks at gangs of tribal children as they attempt to make a living in the remote countryside of war-torn Afghanistan. With the American military in the process of withdrawing from the country, the kids attempt to salvage any goods they can to sell or exchange for essential provisions. The film follows one gang as they eke out a treacherous existence unearthing live land mines in order to sell them on, while another group trade with smugglers high in the mountains of Pamir.
Primary Title
- Land of the Enlightened
Date Broadcast
- Monday 18 January 2021
Release Year
- 2016
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- documentary which looks at gangs of tribal children as they attempt to make a living in the remote countryside of war-torn Afghanistan. With the American military in the process of withdrawing from the country, the kids attempt to salvage any goods they can to sell or exchange for essential provisions. The film follows one gang as they eke out a treacherous existence unearthing live land mines in order to sell them on, while another group trade with smugglers high in the mountains of Pamir.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Persian
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Afghanistan--History--2001-
- Poor children--Afghanistan
- Documentary films--Afghanistan
- Documentary films--Belgium
Genres
- Children
- Documentary
- War
Contributors
- Pieter-Jan De Pue (Director)
- Pieter-Jan De Pue (Writer)
- David Dusa (Writer)
- Sohrab Nazari (Narrator)
- Bart Van Langendonck (Producer)
- Pieter-Jan De Pue (Cinematographer)
- Stijn Deconinck (Editor)
- David Dusa (Editor)
- Savage Film (Production Unit)
- Submarine Entertainment (Production Unit)
- Fastnet Films (Production Unit)
- Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion (Production Unit)
- Ikon (Production Unit)
- Afghan Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Afghanistan--History--2001-
- Poor children--Afghanistan
- Documentary films--Afghanistan
- Documentary films--Belgium