Brent Huffman
Brent Huffman
Zak Piper
Brent Huffman
Brent Huffman
Brent Huffman
<p>Kartemquin Films
1901 W. Wellington
Chicago, IL 60657
+1 773 472-4366
[email protected]</p>
2014
United States
60 min
Color
Saving Mes Aynak follows Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori as he races against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition. A Chinese state-owned mining company is closing in on the ancient site, eager to harvest $100 billion dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins. Only 10% of Mes Aynak has been excavated, though, and some believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine the history of Afghanistan and the history of Buddhism itself. Qadir Temori and his fellow Afghan archaeologists face what seems an impossible battle…
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