THE SACRIFICE (OFFRET)

Showings

THEATER 1 Sat, Jun 17, 2023 6:00 PM
THEATER 1 Sun, Jun 25, 2023 5:30 PM
Film Info
Runtime:149
Release Year:1986
Production Country:France
Sweden
United Kingdom
Original Language:English
French
Icelandic
Swedish
Format:35mm
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Andrei Tarkovsky
Cast:Erland Josephson
Susan Fleetwood
Allan Edwall
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Sven Wollter

Description

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 humanityand a fatheron the brink of annihilation. A grand and spectacular vision of family and faith, THE SACRIFICE is a stunning moviegoing experience.