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Director Andrei Tarkovsky's final film. In the hours before a nuclear holocaust, a retired actor promises God that he will gladly sacrifice all he has if the disaster can be averted. By the following morning normality is restored ...now he must keep his vow... Swedish dialogue with subtitles. Read more

Starring	Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Valerie Mairesse, Allan Edwall
Director	Andrei Tarkovsky
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- "...Tarkovsky creates some of the most piercingly beautiful images ever captured on film. He is also the most uncompromising of film makers..."
- 10895
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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- - 48
  - 3
  Mesmerizing, Spellbinding Masterpiece
  
  This film regards the human soul as the most precious commodity possible and life as it's most ample celebration. 'Time cannot vanish without trace..&#... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - London
  - 31 Aug 2004 at 00:07
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- - 2
  - 0
  A Masterpiece?
  
  We must have been watching the wrong 'masterpiece'.
  
  The opening sequence had a pleasing Bergmanesque look, but after that, don't bother.
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - galleryann
  - 8 reviews
  - Hampstead
  - 08 Feb 2012 at 16:09
- - 2
  - 0
  A Master AT Work
  
  For me, Tarkovsky's work is about indelible imagery, deep dialogues, and cinematography that is unique. He captures culture and personalities with sublty ... read more »
  
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- 1075910
- - Lenworth
  - 3 reviews
  - 25 Dec 2011 at 08:26
- - 2
  - 4
  Ah Hm
  
  I lived in Sweden for five years and I took the trouble while there to learn the language and my wife is Swedish. Therefore I keep an eye out for good svensk ... read more »
  
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- 978669
- - a customer
  - Cotswolds, England
  - 03 Apr 2011 at 15:40
- - 2
  - 0
  True Master's Farewell
  
  All important things are condensed in this indispensable Masterpiece; Life, death, love, irrationality...if you happen to look for a piece of cinema melting the... read more »
  
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- 963845
- - Yepanchon
  - 24 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Feb 2011 at 01:17
- - 2
  - 2
  Waste of time
  
  This film was seriously up it own bottom. Have not watched so much intellectual tosh in ages, so do something more meaningful with your time i.e count your ... read more »
  
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- 958634
- - a customer
  - Sussex
  - 29 Jan 2011 at 20:57
- - 1
  - 0
  Wrong trailer
  
  If you like 'The sacrifice', you will probably be less keen on the movie in the trailer above...
  
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  - Highgate Hill, Archway
  - 15 Aug 2009 at 08:19
- - 1
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  damaged
  
  This film was damaged; unable to watch it.
  
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- 750976
- - a customer
  - Oxford
  - 01 May 2009 at 12:28
- - 0
  - 0
  The Sacrifice
  
  Poetry in Motion.
  
  This film is a visual poem, thought-provoking and meaningful. Full of emotions - love, hate, fear, sorrow, hope and desolation, ... read more »
  
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- 644356
- - Plum
  - 3 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 15 Oct 2008 at 12:21
- - 0
  - 0
  MELODRAMATIC ........... YES
  
  An involved story to say the very least. However, I was drawn into the drama and felt astounded when I read other reviews commenting that it was '... read more »
  
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- 620110
- - Patacakexxx
  - 2 reviews
  - No
  - 27 Aug 2008 at 18:32
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  The Sacrifice
  
  Please DISREGARD Chris Harrison's erroneous comments about the bonus disc for The Sacrifice!
  
  The bonus disc to The Sacrifice actually contains an... read more »
  
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- - Bayswaterrose
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 31 Jul 2008 at 20:25
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- - 48
  - 3
  Mesmerizing, Spellbinding Masterpiece
  
  This film regards the human soul as the most precious commodity possible and life as it's most ample celebration. 'Time cannot vanish without trace..&#... read more »
  
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- 16531
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London
  - 31 Aug 2004 at 00:07
- - 25
  - 0
  Bonus Disc is an overstatement
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  PS: Selecting The Sacrifice will probably be delivered as two separate discs. The Bonus Disc is exactly the same as the non-bonus disc except for production ... read more »
  
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- 57387
- - Chris Harrison
  - Wigan, England
  - 04 Dec 2004 at 18:11
- - 13
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  To balance out these unbelievably positive reviews, let me warn others: this film is excessively dull. Not because it does not have enough 'action' or... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 14
  - 7
  Not for everyone
  
  Very difficult movie to watch. In the 20th minute i had to stop it and find some info as to what this movie is about. In 30th I stopped it altogether... Which ... read more »
  
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- 16736
- - Ania
  - London
  - 01 Sep 2004 at 20:33
- - 9
  - 0
  Difficult but staggeringly beautiful
  
  Don't expect to understand this film at first viewing but if you can cope with the slow pace you will be treated the the directors usual stunning shot ... read more »
  
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- 280064
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 28 Aug 2006 at 16:45
- - 7
  - 3
  dialogue heavy meanderings
  
  If the idea of being trapped in a house full of people during a nuclear war isn't your idea of fun then the characters in this film will make you want the ... read more »
  
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- 57385
- - Chris Harrison
  - Wigan, England
  - 04 Dec 2004 at 18:06
- - 4
  - 0
  A fitting final testament from a great film-maker
  
  Tarkovsky's final film is finally an immensely moving achievement (perhaps made even more so by the final dedication to his son), and although most of the... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 23 Mar 2006 at 11:40
- - 4
  - 1
  Spellbinding set, script, acting and direction
  
  I came to this film aware of its weight in terms of often being quoted as TarkovsKy's best. But that was very quickly dissipated by the beauty and pace of ... read more »
  
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- 300323
- - istanbulondon
  - Greater London
  - 27 Feb 2004 at 14:00
- - 3
  - 0
  Relax and enjoy
  
  I really enjoyed this movie, which I watched three times in one week. The truth is that this movie is actually very easy to watch, because all one needs to do ... read more »
  
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- 66945
- - Vassilios
  - Greece
  - 25 Jan 2005 at 18:27
- - 3
  - 0
  Disappointing, like most extras
  
  This is less a 'bonus' disc than a rehash of a documentary about the making of the movie 'The Sacrifice'. It is slow moving (but possibly a ... read more »
  
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- 11818
- - a customer
  - Manchester, England
  - 23 Jul 2004 at 08:34

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Critics' reviews
- "...Tarkovsky creates some of the most piercingly beautiful images ever captured on film. He is also the most uncompromising of film makers..."
- 10895
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...A stunningly beautiful film that holds your attention even while you feel slightly stunned....Rewards in burst after burst of beauty..."
- 10896
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- In a house on the south Swedish coast, a retired actor and critic (Josephson) holds court over an unfaithful wife... read more on Time Out
- 45312
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...Elegance and formal intensity....One has to return to it, and listen for its complex vibrations..."
- 10897
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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- The Sacrifice
  
  Director Andrei Tarkovsky's final film. In the hours before a nuclear holocaust, a retired actor promises God that he will gladly sacrifice all he has if the disaster can be averted. By the following morning normality is restored ...now he must keep his vow... Swedish dialogue with subtitles....