The Sacrifice

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
PG
1986    2h 29mDrama
7.888%90%7.7
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Alexander, a journalist and former actor and philosopher, tells his little son how worried he is about the lack of spirituality of modern mankind. In the night of his birthday, the third world war breaks out. In his despair Alexander turns himself in a prayer to God, offering him everything to have the war not happen at all.
  • Erland JosephsonAlexander
  • Susan FleetwoodAdelaide
  • Allan EdwallOtto
  • Guðrún GísladóttirMaria
  • Sven WollterVictor
  • Valérie MairesseJulia
  • Filippa FranzénMarta
  • Tommy KjellqvistLittle Man
  • Per KällmanAmbulance Driver
  • Tommy NordahlAmbulance Driver
  • Tintin Anderzon(voice)
  • Jane Friedmann(voice)
  • Helena Brodin(voice)
  • Martin Lindström(voice)
  • Birgit Carlstén(voice)
  • Jan-Olof Strandberg(voice)
  • Christian Jarder
  • Andrei TarkovskyDirector / Screenplay / Editor
  • Anna-Lena WibomProducer
  • Anna AspProduction Design
  • Jefferson BittencourtMarch 20, 2026
    Another masterpiece by Tarkovsky. I really like the mise en scene, the arrangement of the actors in each scene and the framing of the scenes.

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