The light thief
Director:
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Aktan Arym Kubat |
Genre:
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feature full-length film
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Director of photographer:
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Hasan Kydyraliev |
Editor:
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Petar Markovich |
Production designer:
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Talgat Asyrankulov |
Photographer:
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Artur Boljurov
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Scriptwriter:
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Aktan Arym Kubat, Talip Ibraimov |
Sound: |
Bakyt Niyazaliev |
Make-up artist: |
Tolkyn Asylbekova |
Costumes: |
Inara Abdieva |
Producer:
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Altynai Koichumanova, Thanassis Karathanos, Karl Baumgartner, Cedomir Kolar, Marc Baschet, Denis Vaslin
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Line producer:
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Gulmira Kerimova |
Actors (main roles):
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Aktan Arym Kubat, Taalaikan Abazova, Askat Sulaimanov, Asan Amanov, Stanbek Toychubaev
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Budjet:
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Shooting:
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from March 2009
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Length:
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80 min
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Release:
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April 2010 |
Synopsis:
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A funny and touching portrait of small-town politics in a rapidly globalizing world that follows Svet-ake, an electrician in a small Kyrgyz village who has been stealing electricity to help the impoverished local residents. When Bekzat, a wealthy land developer and former villager arrives to buy up the land for a group of Chinese investors, Svet-ake shares with him his dream to populate the valley with modern windmills—but soon Svet-ake realizes that not everyone has the best interests of the village community at heart.
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Festivals:
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The Festival de Cannes - programme "Director's Fortnight";
The Locarno International Film Festival - programme "Piacca Grande";
The Toronto International Film Festival - Contemporary World Cinema programme;
"Cinemashock" International Film Festival, Anapa;
"Eurasia" International Film Festival, Almaty
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Awards & Prizes:
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Production:
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«Oy Art» studio
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Distribution:
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The Match Factory GmbH
Balthasarstr. 79-81
50670 Cologne / Germany
Tel +49 221 539 709-0
Fax +49 221 539 709-10
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