Synopsis
Alexander, a journalist and former actor and philosopher, tells his little son how worried he is about the lack of spirituality of modern mankind. In the night of his birthday, the third world war breaks out. In his despair Alexander turns himself in a prayer to God, offering him everything to have the war not happen at all.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Argos Films
- Foreign production companies : Film Four International, Svenska Filminstitutet (Swedish Film Institute)
- Film exports/foreign sales : Cité Films
- French distribution : Argos Films
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Anatole Dauman
- Screenwriter : Andrei Tarkovski
- Director of Photography : Sven Nykvist
- Music Composer : Watazumido Shuso
- Editors : Andrei Tarkovski, Michal Leszczlowski
- Foreign Producer : Anna-Léna Wibom
- Make-up Artist : Florence Fouquier D'Herouel
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French, Swedish, English
- Coproducer countries : Sweden (80.0%), France (20.0%)
- Original French-language productions : No