Stalker
1979 · Movie · 161 min. · Soviet Union (USSR)
The setting is an unnamed country in an unforeseen postapocalyptic future. A meteorite has landed, and its impact has created a mysterious phenomenon known as the Zone, within which resides a sinister room said to grant humanity’s deepest desires. Only Stalkers are able to enter the Zone, bringing intrepid citizens to test their strength and desires against the Zone’s enigmatic treacheries. The film follows one such Stalker (Alexander Kaidanovsky) as he attempts to bring two characters known as Writer (Anatoli Solonitsyn) and Scientist (Nikolai Grinko) into the Zone. The hapless trio makes a difficult and mud-drenched journey, dodging military guards and invisible traps and enduring extreme psychological strain.
Direction Andrei Tarkovsky
Cast Aleksandr Kaidanovsky · Anatoly Solonitsyn · Nikolai Grinko · Natalya Abramova · Alisa Freyndlikh · Faime Jurno · Raymo Rendi
Soundtrack Eduard Artemyev
Screenplay Arkadiy Strugatskiy · Boris Strugatskiy · Andrei Tarkovsky
Cinematography Aleksandr Knyazhinsky · Georgi Rerberg
Original title Stalker
7.9
14K votes (FilmAffinity)
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