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also known as Svet-Ake
The Light Thief2010
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.
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- Taalaikan Abazova - Bermet
- Aktan Abdykalykov - Svet-Ake
- Asan Amanov - Esen
- Askat Sulaimanov - Bekzat
- Stanbek Toichubaev - Mansur
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Has its merits, but totally unnecessary ending.
Good film. It depicts rural Central Asian life accurately, and shows problems of modern day life.