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Svet-ake = The light thief / The Match Factory ; Oy Art ... [and others] ; in co-production with ZDF/ARTE ; director, Aktan Arym Kubat ; writer, Aktan Arym Kubat ; producers, Altynai Koichumanova .. [and others].
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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Global lens collection
- Language:
- English
- Kyrgyz
- Subjects (All):
- Electricians--Kyrgyzstan--Drama.
- Electricians.
- Community life--Kyrgyzstan--Drama.
- Community life.
- Political corruption--Kyrgyzstan--Drama.
- Political corruption.
- Kyrgyzstan.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, Kyrgyzstani.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Light thief
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : The Global Film Initiative, [2012]
- Language Note:
- In Kyrgyz with subtitles in English.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital.
- digital
- optical
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- 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."--Container.
- Participant:
- Aktan Arym Kubat, Taalaikan Abazova, Askat Sulaimanov, Asan Amanov, Stanbek Toichubaev.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Khassan Kydyraliyev; editor, Petar Markovic; music, Andre Matthias.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2010.
- Released as part of a 10-DVD set entitled "Global Lens 2011."
- Special feature: discussion guide with director's biography and film notes.
- Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
- Contains:
- Global Lens 2011. [Disc 4], Svet-ake.
- OCLC:
- 786459377
- Publisher Number:
- 844667027235
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