How children master their lives in war-torn Afghanistan by engaging in ingenious commerce.
March 16, 2016
1h 23m
EN
Pieter-Jan De Pue
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...
Gholam Nasir
Himself
Khyrgyz Baj
Himself
Zulfu
Himself
Noor
Himself
Pieter-Jan De Pue
14
Sciapode
FR
Savage Film
BE
Fastnet Films
IE
Beetz Brothers Film Production
DE
Submarine
NL
ZDF/Arte
DE
Canvas
BE
Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)
N/A
Eyeworks
BE
Prime
N/A
