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  1. The Sacrifice centers on a middle-aged intellectual who attempts to bargain with God to stop an impending nuclear holocaust. The film combines pagan and Christian religious themes; Tarkovsky called it a "parable".

  2. May 9, 1986 · The Sacrifice: Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. With Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir. At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.

    • (31K)
    • Drama
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
    • 1986-05-09
  3. The Sacrifice. Roger Ebert November 21, 1986. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The old workman gave the younger workman the use of his shop: Andrei Tarkovsky came to Sweden to shoot a movie on the island of Faro, the same island where Ingmar Bergman lives and makes most of his films.

  4. A Swedish film by Andrei Tarkovsky about a man who offers everything to God to stop World War III. Read critics' reviews, ratings, and watch the trailer on Prime Video.

    • (43)
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
    • PG
    • Erland Josephson
  5. A radio announcement declaring the start of World War III interrupts the festivities; warplanes can be heard passing overhead. Alexander makes a vow to God to renounce everything from his former life if war is avoided. During the course of the long night, dreams and apocalyptic visions increasingly merge with reality.

    • Andrey Tarkovskiy
    • Erland Josephson
  6. The Sacrifice is a masterful meditation on life itself, a deeply moving anti-war film that was a decent send-off of one of the greatest filmmakers ever to have existed.

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  8. At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return. Alexander, a journalist and former actor and philosopher, tells his little son how worried he is about the lack of spirituality of modern mankind.