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The Sacrifice
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Scores
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer86%as of 2024-08-14
- Rotten Tomatoes average7.8/10as of 2021-10-05
What it is
The Sacrifice is a 1986 drama film written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Erland Josephson, the film was produced by the Swedish Film Institute. Many of the crew were alumni of Ingmar Bergman's films, including cinematographer Sven Nykvist. The Sacrifice centers on a middle-aged intellectual who attempts to bargain with God to stop an impending nuclear holocaust.
At a glance
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- Swedish
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