Hard to Be a God

Hard to Be a God

2013 · 177 min · RU · NR · 6.7 (129 votes)
Dir. Aleksei German · Starring Leonid Yarmolnik, Yuriy Tsurilo, Natalya Moteva, Aleksandr Chutko, Evgeniy Gerchakov, Pyotr Merkuryev · Music Viktor Lebedev
DramaScience Fiction

A group of scientists is sent to the planet Arkanar to help the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, to find the right path to progress. Their task is a difficult one: they cannot interfere violently and in no case can they kill. The scientist Rumata tries to save the local intellectuals from their punishment and cannot avoid taking a position.

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A relentlessly grim and visceral descent into a medieval hellscape. It's a challenging, unflinching look at the futility of progress and the barbarity of man. Prepare for sensory overload and existential dread.

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