The Light Thief (Kyrgyz: Свет-аке, Svet-Ake) is a 2010 Kyrgyzstani drama film directed by Aktan Arym Kubat.

[2] Our main character Svet-Ake, or Mr. Light, is the local electrician in an extremely impoverished, underfunded Kyrgyz town.

However, Bezkat is corrupt and tries to manipulate the local government and becomes the mayor.

Svet-Ake soon realizes that Bezkat's work is destroying the very land and tradition he so dearly wanted to protect.

“The Light Thief might be a simple story, but it's ultimately a complex film” –Montreal Gazette “European funds contributing to the production and with a burning subject such as energy control high on the world’s priority list, this is a surefire festival item, with definite chances for niche art house distribution.” –Screen Daily