Trudno byt bogom
(Hard to Be a GodJe těžké být bohem)
Release
2013
Genre
drama, Sci-Fi
Country
Russia
Production company
Sever Studio, Lenfilm Studio
Producer
Viktor Izvekov, Leonid Yarmolnik
Director
Aleksey German
Cast
Leonid Jarmolnik, Jurij Curilo, Dmitriy Vladimirov, Juris Laucinš, Anna Ovsjannikova, Valentin Golubenko, Marina Rokina, Lev Jelisejev
Photo courtesy of Sever Studio
Storyline
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. As if the question were: what would you do in God's place? Director's statement Aleksei wanted to make this film his entire life. The road was a long one. This is not a film about cruelty, but about love. A love that was there, tangible, alive, and that resisted through the hardest of conditions. (Rome Film Festival)
Links
Trailers / videos
In the Czech Republic
Production year
2013
Locations
Tocnik Castle, Central Bohemia
