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Hard to Be a God
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Hard to Be a God

2014-02-27 · 178 min · ★ 6.5

Drama · Science 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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Directors
Aleksei German
Production companies
Sever Studio, Russia 1, Lenfilm
Countries
Russia
Status
Released
Budget
USD 7,000,000
Revenue
USD 1,310,673

Top Cast

Leonid YarmolnikLeonid YarmolnikRumata
Yuriy TsuriloYuriy TsuriloBaron Pampa
Natalya MotevaNatalya MotevaAri
Aleksandr ChutkoAleksandr ChutkoDon Reba
Evgeniy GerchakovEvgeniy GerchakovBudakh
Pyotr MerkuryevPyotr MerkuryevGur
Juris LauciņšJuris LauciņšHangman
Vytautas PauksteVytautas PauksteKabani
Konstantin VorobyovKonstantin VorobyovPoet
Aleksandr CherednikAleksandr Cherednikepisode
Valentin GolubenkoValentin GolubenkoArata
Konstantin BykovKonstantin BykovMonk
Yuriy DumchevYuriy DumchevRohe Keu
Aleksandr KarpukhovAleksandr Karpukhovepisode
Aleksandr RonisAleksandr RonisTorchholder
Anvar LibabovAnvar LibabovSlave
Aleksandr LevitAleksandr Levitepisode
Vladimir RozygraevVladimir Rozygraevepisode
Dmitri KarpovDmitri KarpovGrey lieutenant
Andrey ObarukhinAndrey ObarukhinBattle monk

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