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Mathieu Beley, a young man of 30 from the Lorraine, moved to Afghanistan, where he started a business: Gulestan, or “rose garden” in Persian. His idea was to extract essential oils from wild Afghan flowers and plants for the international perfume industry. A good way to do business and at the same time contribute to the development of a country scarred by 30 years of war and a critical dependence on opium production. Following Gulestan’s first year and Mathieu’s life between France and Afghanistan, we discover another face of Afghanistan: a land of unsuspected riches, which provides hope for a better future.

France - 2006 - 52 mn - DV Cam - Colour

Director Maurween Veyret, Pierre Barnerias Writer Maurween Veyret Camera Jérôme Veyret, Graham Heath Meriwether, Luc Savage Sound Michel Diviné Editing Jérôme Veyret

Production Flair Production, 23, rue de Cléry, 75002 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5338 9697 Fax : +33 (0)1 5338 5919 E-mail : flairprod@gmail.com Co-Production France 3 Lorraine-Champagne-Ardenne

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