The Sacrifice

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Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Sweden, France, 1986

Drama, Sci-Fi

149
Swedish
English, French, German, Italian

Synopsis

News of WWIII breaks out during the festivities of drama critic Alexander’s birthday celebration. With the end of the world nigh, he turns to God and vows to renounce everything near and dear to him, if the war is averted.

Our take

The great Andrei Tarkovsky (Solaris, Stalker) passed away at 54 after an all-too-short career. The Sacrifice, completed while he was dying, is one of cinema’s greatest swansongs: a visual tour-de-force, and a heartbreaking goodbye from a father to a son. Available in HD!

The Sacrifice Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

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Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

1986 | 4 wins including: Best Artistic Contribution

Toronto International Film Festival

1986

São Paulo International Film Festival

1989

BAFTA Awards

1988 | Winner: Best Foreign Language Film

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El Biffo's rating of the film The Sacrifice
El Biffo

Plunge into the depths of your own sub-conscious with Andrei Tarkovsky. All of his films demand multiple viewings.
May 22, 2014 04:32
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Swag Yolo's rating of the film The Sacrifice
Swag Yolo

ANDREI TARKOVSKY is the best director who have ever lived, and this film proves it, once again.
March 29, 2014 03:00
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Andreas's rating of the film The Sacrifice
Andreas

This film saddens me to the deepest core of my spirit with a divine beauty, especially how it relates to his real life.
June 23, 2011 17:51
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Somewhat Damaged's rating of the film The Sacrifice
Somewhat Damaged

The purest visual i've ever seen. A mindblowing experience. A movie wich will make you grow.
March 28, 2010 10:02
- 4
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davandwar's rating of the film The Sacrifice
davandwar

This film left me speechless.. Every frame could be a painting.
January 31, 2010 17:18
- 4
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John Smith's rating of the film The Sacrifice
John Smith

A touching film, Tarkovsky knowing he was going to die, and coming to grips with it, a truly life changing film.
July 24, 2009 11:14
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OFF_FRAME's rating of the film The Sacrifice
OFF_FRAME

Deeply spiritual, poetic and philosophical in content. Tarkovsky manages to mirror the content with an execution thats equally refined, grandiose and high-concept without feeling contrived, all the while providing enough open esoteric space to allow the audience to find their own meaning within. Masterful 5 stars.
October 14, 2018 01:14
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msmichel's rating of the film The Sacrifice
msmichel

Essential cinema. Close to 30 years ago this was my first exposure to Tarkovsky via Jay Scott's 'Film International' on TVO. The director's final masterpiece only gets better with time finding him at his most accessible yet still thought provoking and meditative. This deeply spiritual work is a fine epitaph and legacy left behind from a director who left us far too soon. 'In the beginning there was the word'.
January 30, 2018 02:48
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