
The Sacrifice
The final film of Andrei Tarkovsky
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Release Date
5/9/1986Runtime
149 minsGenres
Overview
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
SwedishBudget
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$1,095,380Homepage
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A meditative reckoning with apocalypse and meaning that unfolds with agonizing slowness, where a man's desperate faith becomes the only currency left to spend. It's a haunting, spiritual examination of what we might give up to save the world, or ourselves.
Mood
ContemplativeDread-soakedMelancholicWistful
Themes
MortalityFaithFamilyObsession
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Meditative
Look
PainterlyLong takesNaturalistic
Structure
Single location
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