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Saving Mes Aynak

(Saving Mes Aynak)
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Original Title : Saving Mes Aynak
Time : 60 Min
Genre : Documentary
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2014
Director : Brent E. Huffman
Writer : Brent E. Huffman
Producer : Brent E. Huffman, Zak Piper, Xiaoli Zhou
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : 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 ...See moreSaving 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 against the Chinese, the Taliban and local politics to save their cultural heritage from likely erasure. Written by Brent E. Huffman See less Read more: Plot summary

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