The Sacrifice
About The Sacrifice
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
The Sacrifice (1986) is a drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. The film is filed under philosophical, reflective, enchant, and nuclear war.
Erland Josephson stars as Alexander, Susan Fleetwood as Adelaide, Allan Edwall as Otto, and Guðrún Gísladóttir as Maria. It runs 149 minutes and was released in May 1986.
The screenplay is by Andrei Tarkovsky. American members can watch it on Kino Film Collection and Klassiki.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?, X-Men: First Class, and Soul make useful companions to The Sacrifice. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 646 votes and it carries a PG rating.