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The Sacrifice

Original title: Offret
  • 19861986
  • PGPG
  • 2h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
29K
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The Sacrifice (1986)
Scottish war epic 'Outlaw King' opens with an unbroken tracking shot that sets up the entire Netflix film in nine-minutes of cinematic glory. Your IMDbrief breaks down why the filmmakers did it and why it belongs among the most epic tracking shots in film history.
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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.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.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.
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29K
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    • Andrei Tarkovsky
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
  • Stars
    • Erland Josephson
    • Susan Fleetwood
    • Allan Edwall
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
  • Stars
    • Erland Josephson
    • Susan Fleetwood
    • Allan Edwall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 108User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award

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    Erland Josephson
    Erland Josephson
    • Alexander
    Susan Fleetwood
    Susan Fleetwood
    • Adelaide
    Allan Edwall
    Allan Edwall
    • Otto
    Guðrún Gísladóttir
    Guðrún Gísladóttir
    • Maria
    • (as Guðrún S. Gísladóttir)
    Sven Wollter
    Sven Wollter
    • Victor
    Valérie Mairesse
    Valérie Mairesse
    • Julia
    Filippa Franzén
    Filippa Franzén
    • Marta
    Tommy Kjellqvist
    Tommy Kjellqvist
    • Gossen
    Per Källman
    • Ambulansförare
    Tommy Nordahl
    • Ambulansförare
    Tintin Anderzon
    Tintin Anderzon
      Helena Brodin
      Helena Brodin
        Birgit Carlstén
        Birgit Carlstén
          Jane Friedmann
            Martin Lindström
              Jan-Olof Strandberg
              Jan-Olof Strandberg
                  • Andrei Tarkovsky
                  • Andrei Tarkovsky
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                • Trivia
                  The cottage burnt down while the film jammed in the camera, and the crew could not reload it in time. Therefore, it had to be reconstructed and burnt a second time.
                • Quotes

                  Alexander: I studied philosophy, history of religion, aesthetics. And ended up putting myself in chains. Of my own free will.

                • Crazy credits
                  Just before the film ends (in Swedish): "This film is dedicated to my son Andriosha - with hope and confidence. Andrei Tarkovskij"
                • Connections
                  Featured in At the Movies: 52 Pick-Up/Nobody's Fool/Tai Pan/The Sacrifice (1986)
                • Soundtracks
                  Matthäus-Passion: Erbarme Dich
                  Music by Johann Sebastian Bach

                  Conducted by Wolfgang Gönnenwein

                  Sung by Julia Hamari

                  EMI-Electrola GmbH LC 0233

                User reviews108

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                Find it, Get it somehow... It will change your life.
                I have just registered to the database, and this is my first review that I've written for it. The first film I thought of was The Sacrifice, Andrei Tarkovsky's final masterwork, and in my opinion his best. This film affected me like no other, and forced me to look at Tarkovsky in an all new light, as a spiritual creator. See this film, I guarantee it will change your outlook on life if you give it the chance. It is the most challenging, spiritually invigorating film I have ever seen, by truly the greatest cinematic poet/visionary of all time. Tarkvosky is the future of cinema, the one who carried the torch, the one whom all aspiring cinematic artists should look to, and a genius who passed far before his rightful time.
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                • Release date
                  • May 9, 1986 (Sweden)
                  • Sweden
                  • France
                  • United Kingdom
                  • Swedish
                  • Icelandic
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                • Filming locations
                  • Ljugarn, Gotlands län, Sweden
                • Production companies
                  • Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
                  • Argos Films
                  • Film Four International
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                • 2 hours 29 minutes
                  • Color
                  • Mono

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