Hard to Be a God
Trailer
Synopsis
A group of scientists are sent to the planet Arkanar, where the civilization is stuck in the darkest Medieval times. It’s a dirty and brutal land, where one of the researchers is taken for the illegitimate son of God. Aesthetically astonishing, Hard to Be a God is the epic adaptation of the novel by the Strugatsky brothers, shot and edited over more than a decade.
Director
Aleksei German

Actor and director, he made films like Trial on the Road (71), My Friend Ivan Lapshin (84) and Khrustalyov, My Car! (98). He died in 2013, during the final editing phase of Hard to Be a God.
Technical information
Russia, 2013
Duration
177 min.
Director
Aleksei German
Producers
Víctor Izvekov, Rushan Nasibulin
Screenplay
Svetlana Karmalita, Aleksei German
Cinematography
Vladimir Ilyn, Yuri Klimenko
Cast
Leonid Yarmolnik, Aleksandr Chutko, Yuriy Tsurilo
Edition: 2014
Section: Seven Chances
Original language:
Russian