2014 · drama · sci-fi · space
Hard to Be a God
Directed by Aleksei German2h 57m2014
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.
Our read: Hard to Be a God (2014) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, surreal drama · sci-fi · space entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, slow-burn, extreme drama / sci-fi, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
- extreme
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
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