The Sacrifice

“The final film of Andrei Tarkovsky”

Alexander (Erland Josephson) is a journalist, philosopher and retired actor who has gathered his wife Adelaide (Susan Fleetwood), his friend Otto (Allan Edwall) and the rest of the household to celebrate his birthday. Then comes the announcement that nuclear war has begun, and Andrei Tarkovsky stays with the family as the news reaches them. Alexander decides to bargain with God, and the people around him cannot tell if he is praying or coming apart.