In Kirghizstan, an electrician brings light to those who can't pay the state.

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Svet-Ake loses his job after defending the cause of the poor. Bekzat, a country boy turned mafia-connected politician, wants both the votes and the land of his fellow citizens. And for that he needs Svet-Ake's light...

Directed by Kirghizstan's Aktan Arym Kubat, Svet-Ake is moving it its simplicity. A man with a heart of gold who helps others, a dignified and courageous human being who is ready to defend the honor of a woman, an idealist who dreams of filling his valley with windmills to supply his people with cheap and environmentally friendly power – this is Svet-Ake. True to himself, he symbolizes a dying breed in a former Soviet state where the lure of profit is slowly draining all human values.