Stalker

Name: Stalker
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Released: 1979-05-25T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 8.1

1979 · TMDB 8.1 · Сталкер

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.

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A guide leads two men through the Zone, a mysterious restricted area where a room is said to grant one's deepest wish. Tarkovsky's film is a slow, philosophical pilgrimage through rust and water.

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Runtime: 162 min
Released: 1979-05-25
Studio: Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Russian
TMDB score: 8.1

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A guide leads two men through the Zone, a mysterious restricted area where a room is said to grant one's deepest wish. Tarkovsky's film is a slow, philosophical pilgrimage through rust and water.