The Sacrifice

Original title: Offret

1986
PG
2h 29m

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7.9/10

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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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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

32K

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POPULARITY

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 9 wins & 3 nominations total

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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
Edited into Moskovskaya elegiya (1990)

Soundtracks
Matthäus-Passion: Erbarme Dich
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conducted by Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Sung by Julia Hamari
EMI-Electrola GmbH LC 0233

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Featured review

The unquantifiable price of sacrifice.

Behold, a torrential spew of superlatives; "Sacrifice captivates the heart." "Sacrifice stirs the soul" "Sacrifice devastates as well as it rehabilitates"....you get my drift...

An almost mythic blend of haunting imagery, rich audio cues and astounding performances, this masterwork of introspection spins a sublime poem on the conundrums of faith, unconditional love, the nature of reality and the very meaning of sacrifice. I cannot help but be moved me truly, madly, deeply.

By the time a boy rests by a lonesome tree, I realized few films will come close to injecting me with such revelatory euphoria. The Sacrifice shall be as close a religious epiphany as this "sinner" is ever gonna get. Sigh...