The Sacrifice(Offret)
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Sweden, France, United Kingdom · 1986
2h 26m
Director Andrei Tarkovsky
Starring Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir
Genre Drama
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Andrei Tarkovsky’s final film tells the story of Alexander, a journalist, philosopher, and retired actor, who is celebrating a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun. In order to avert the imminent apocalypse, Alexander makes a bargain with God: he'll give up everything he values in life, including his beloved son.
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