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The light thief
Title
The light thief [electronic resource] / by Aktan Arym Kubat.
Published
San Francisco : Global Lens, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (76 min.).
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Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 9, 2014).
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-present). Available via World Wide Web.
This edition in Kyrgyz with English subtitles.
Nominated 2011 Asian Film Awards, Best Cinematographer; Nominated 2011 Hong Kong International Film Festival, SIGNIS Award; Nominated 2011 Nika Awards, Best Film of the CIS and Baltics; Won 2010 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Netpac Award
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Summary
In this colorful modern-day parable of good and evil, a humble village electrician devotes his compassion and ingenuity to destitute neighbors in a wind-swept valley of Kyrgyzstan. Played with wry humanity by writer-director Aktan Arym Kubat, the trusting Mr. Light strikes a suspect bargain with a rich developer running for local office, as unemployment threatens the survival of the community. Stoking a dream to supply wind-generated electricity to the whole valley, the modest visionary comes up against an increasingly dark cloud of corruption in this affecting tale of solidarity and ordinary decency amid the injustices and hardships of a changing world.
Variant and related titles
Svet-ake
O kyrios Fos
Other formats
Previously released as DVD.
Original
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
Kyrgyz
Added to Catalog
July 14, 2014
Series
New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-present
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