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Synopsis

Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.

Year1986
CountryRussia
Cinematic DNA
Tarkovsky is definitely a god. If I should name one film, I think it's 'The Sacrifice' that perhaps has made the greatest impression on me. This whole thought about saving the world, I had this thing in me, also, that I wanted to save the world.
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