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Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
8.8
/10
7,323 Ratings
The Sacrifice
Offret
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Sweden, France, 1986
Drama, Sci-Fi
Swedish
English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Turkish
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.
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.
Showing as part of
Cannes Film Festival
1986 | 4 wins including: Best Artistic Contribution
BAFTA Awards
1988 | Winner: Best Foreign Language Film