Drama · Sweden · 1986 · 2h 29m

The Sacrifice

Offret

The Sacrifice poster
Director
Andrei Tarkovsky
Cast
Erland Josephson as Alexander Susan Fleetwood as Adelaide Allan Edwall as Otto Guðrún Gísladóttir as Maria Sven Wollter as Victor Valérie Mairesse as Julia
Crew
Sven Nykvist — Director of Photography Andrei Tarkovsky — Editor Michał Leszczyłowski — Editor Andrei Tarkovsky — Screenplay Anna-Lena Wibom — Producer Anna Asp — Production Design
Tagline

The final film of Andrei Tarkovsky

Synopsis

Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.

Trailer The Sacrifice — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
nuclear warphilosopherworld war iiiphilosophicalreflectivefather son relationshipenchant
Key Collaborators
Andrei Tarkovsky Director Sven Nykvist Director of Photography Andrei Tarkovsky Editor Michał Leszczyłowski Editor Andrei Tarkovsky Screenplay Anna-Lena Wibom Producer Anna Asp Production Design Inger Pehrsson Costume Design
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