The sacrifice: A dark and complex drama about redemption and the nuclear holocaust. When a middle-aged intellectual in retirement on an island in the Baltic Seas witnesses signs of what he believes to be a nuclear holocaust, he offers to make the ultimate sacrifice in return for the salvation of mankind. Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky: This film shows the director Andre Tarkovsky in action as he makes his own picture "The sacrifice." The program explains the motivation behind the film and contains illumination of Tarkovsky's working methods and style and how he overcame various technical problems during the film-making. Includes interviews with members of the cast and crew.

Originally released as two motion pictures in 1986 and 1988 respectively.

Sacrifice = Sacrificatio = Offret / cinematography by Sven Nykvist ; written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (1986, col., 145 min.) -- Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky = Zapechatlennoe vremia = Zhertvoprinoshenie / director and screenwriter, Michal Leszczylowski ; produced by Lisbet Gabrielson (1988, col., 101 min.)