# Hard to Be a God (2014)

> An otherworldly scientist becomes trapped between an alien civilization’s medieval brutality and the impossible ethics of saving it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/73569

## Facts

- Runtime: 177 min
- Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
- Director: Aleksei German
- Cast: Leonid Yarmolnik, Yuriy Tsurilo, Natalya Moteva, Aleksandr Chutko, Evgeniy Gerchakov, Pyotr Merkuryev, Juris Lauciņš, Vytautas Paukste
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2328813/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, grotesque, surreal, focused arthouse viewing, late night cinephile viewing

## Synopsis

A thought-provoking journey into the heart of a civilization caught in its own medieval struggles.

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