The Sacrifice
“The final film of Andrei Tarkovsky”
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
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Cast
17 people
Erland Josephson
Alexander
Known for
Nostalgia
Fanny and Alexander
Susan Fleetwood
Adelaide
Known for
Young Sherlock Holmes
Persuasion
Allan Edwall
Otto
Known for
Fanny and Alexander
The Virgin Spring
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Maria
Known for
Katla
The Juniper Tree
Sven Wollter
Victor
Known for
The 13th Warrior
The House
Valérie Mairesse
Julia
Known for
Umbrella Coup
Banzaï
Filippa Franzén
Marta
No other roles listed
Tommy Kjellqvist
Little Man
No other roles listed
Per Källman
Ambulance Driver
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Tommy Nordahl
Ambulance Driver
No other roles listed
Tintin Anderzon
(voice)
Also in
Adam & Eva
Tic Tac
Jane Friedmann
(voice)
Also in
Barnen i höjden
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Andrei Tarkovsky Director · Sven Nykvist Cinematographer Michał Leszczyłowski Editor
Worldwide gross $1.1M · United States release November 14, 1986 · Produced in Sweden, France, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,095,380
Production
Faragó Film
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Argos Films
Production
Film Four International
Production
Sweden · France · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original title
Offret
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
English · French · Icelandic · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · May 9, 1986
Theatrical
United States · November 14, 1986
Limited theatrical
United States
September 26, 1986 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 20, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Kino Repository 4k restauration re-release
Chile
August 1, 2024 · Limited theatrical · MUBI 4K re-release
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival（4K RESTORATION）
France
May 12, 1986 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 14, 1986 · Theatrical
June 20, 2018 · Theatrical · 4k restoration re-release
Germany
January 8, 1987 · Theatrical
Greece
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-issue
September 4, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Italy
May 29, 1987 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 1, 2024 · Limited theatrical · MUBI 4K re-release
Netherlands
June 12, 2009 · Physical · DVD
October 13, 2015 · Physical · Blu ray
September 19, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 13, 2024 · Digital · Eye Film Player
Russia
May 1, 2019 · Theatrical
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical · 4k restoration re-release
South Korea
February 25, 1995 · Theatrical
August 21, 2024 · Theatrical · re-release
United Kingdom
May 14, 1986 · Theatrical
July 11, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
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