The Light Thief
The Light Thief
In a remote region in the south of the Kyrgyz Republic, a popular, open-hearted electrician known as Mister Light is kind to the old folks, rescues young boys from trees, listens to the woes of lonely drunkards and tampers with meters so that the impoverished rural community who can't afford electricity have access to it. This sort of activity does not make him popular with the authorities
3.3 out of 5 based on 7 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
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| Genre |
Drama, Comedy |
| Director |
Aktan Arym Kubat |
| Cast |
Taalaikan Abazova, Askat Sulaimanov, Asan Amanov Aktan Arym Kubat |
| Studio |
Asap Films |
| Release Date |
July 2011 |
| Running Time |
80 mins |
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In a remote region in the south of the Kyrgyz Republic, a popular, open-hearted electrician known as Mister Light is kind to the old folks, rescues young boys from trees, listens to the woes of lonely drunkards and tampers with meters so that the impoverished rural community who can't afford electricity have access to it. This sort of activity does not make him popular with the authorities
Reviews
Empire Magazine
Simon Crook
“The slow and unusual narrative lacks real drama but provides a compelling and beautiful depiction of village life.”
01/07/2011
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The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
“Films from cinematic outposts such as Kyrgyzstan tend to be praised just because they appear at all and are full of nicely gnarled peasant faces, but Aktan Arym Kubat's The Light Thief is too good for such patronising behaviour … Cinematographer Hassan Kydyraliyev has done a good job, but the film — Kubat's sixth — belongs securely to this cherishable director and actor.”
29/07/2011
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The Guardian
Andrew Pulver
“Engaging … Kubat is a relaxed screen presence, and his film meanders along — until the jolt-ending, that, in truth, seems slightly out of step with what has gone before.”
29/07/2011
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The Independent
Anthony Quinn
“[It] will make demands of an audience not au fait with goats, yurts and the Kyrgyz taste in traditional headgear. But it's worth the effort.”
29/07/2011
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Time Out
Cath Clarke
“Director Kubat stars as Mr Light (the rest of the actors are mostly non-pros), giving a performance of profound warmth and humanity.”
28/07/2011
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The Times
Wendy Ide
“… a fascinating little film. Although it’s easy to dismiss this as an ethnographic curio, it gives us a handsomely photographed insight into life in a country that most people would be hard-pressed to find on a map.”
29/07/2011
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The Independent on Sunday
Nicholas Barber
“It has some terrific scenes, but the weirdly elliptical storytelling comes across as if half of those scenes are missing.
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31/07/2011
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