A family is celebrating the birthday of their patriarch Alexander when news reaches them that the world is headed for nuclear war. Alexander pronounces to God that he will make the ultimate sacrifice and give up everything in his life, including his beloved son, the mute “Little Man,” to avert the apocalypse. Tarkovsky’s final film, shot while he was dying of cancer and released just months before his passing, is a haunting and prescient exploration of humanity—and a father—on the brink of annihilation. A grand and spectacular vision of family and faith, THE SACRIFICE is a stunning moviegoing experience.