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2016 | DIRECTED BY PIETER-JAN DE PUE

The Land of the Enlightened

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Year
2016
Select Cast
Gholam Nasir
Khyrgyz Baj
Noor
Zulfu
Koko Ewas
Koko Mullalih
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First viewed:
28th Sep 2016
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2026
Total views:
28
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £459
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
62 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 9th Sep '16
  • Debut position: 35
  • Highest position: 35
  • Debut gross: £459
  • Total chart weeks: 1
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  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
pieter-jan de pue Pieter-Jan De Pue
Starring
Gholam Nasir
Khyrgyz Baj
Noor
Zulfu
Koko Ewas
Koko Mullalih
Marina Golbahari
Sergei Kovinchenko
Devin A. Cleeves
Sohrab Nazari
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
35
Weeks top 15
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Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£459
UK Box Office Chart History
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Place
Week
Total
The Land of the Enlightened
9 Sep 2016
35N
£459
£459

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Genres
Documentary
Documentary
Drama
Drama
War
War
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News from around the web
The Land of the Enlightened review – an opium dream of Afghanistan  The Guardian Thu, 8th September 2016

Film Review | The Land of the Enlightened gives a Unique Perspective on the Afghani Conflict  HeadStuff Tue, 8th November 2016

'The Land of the Enlightened' Review: Pieter-Jan De Pue's Afghanistan Doc  Variety Sun, 6th March 2016

‘The Land of the Enlightened’: Sundance Review  hollywoodreporter.com Mon, 1st February 2016

An Exile Sees Brazil as the Land of the Future; Stefan Zweig Finds Enlightenment and Harmony Among All Races in the Southern Republic BRAZIL, LAND OF THE FU- TURE. By Stefan Zweig. Translated by Andrew St. James. 282 pp. New York: The Viking Pr  The New York Times Tue, 13th May 2025

“We Got Attacked by the Taliban”: Pieter-Jan De Pue on Sundance Doc The Land of the Enlightened  Filmmaker Magazine Thu, 28th January 2016

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