Synopsis
HARD TO BE A GOD takes place in the planet of Arkanar, which is in the middle of a period of violence, filth, and crudeness: its own Middle Age. The local population is suffering from a ban issued on anyone who can read and write, and those who resist are brutally punished and killed. Don Rumata is an Earth scientist sent to examine this Earth-like planet. Coming from a culturally advanced world, but here disguised as a noble-born bastard, Don Rumata is rumored by the locals to have a God as one of his ancestors. Rumata does what he can to save the local intelligentsia, but is ultimately forbidden from interfering in the development of Arkanar.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $7,000,000 |
| Spain Releases: | April 10th, 2015 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | June 30th, 2015 by Kino Lorber |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 170 minutes |
| Keywords: | Posthumous Release, Humans as Aliens, War |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Studio Server, Russia 1 TV Channel |
| Production Countries: | Russian Federation |
| Languages: | Russian |
