The Sacrifice - Andrei Tarkovsky

Although there is no a unique interpretation,  the concept of Gift and Sacrifice pervades the Tarkovskij’s last movie.

Clearly inspired by the Shakespear’s Hamlet and also the story of Abraham’s sacrifice, this movie is a clear condemnation to the materialism.

In a bid to avoid the inevitable destruction, Alexander offers his life and all he possesses in place of salvation for the mankind, it’s the vow of a desperate man who complained about a world dominated by the lack of spirituality and the Nietzsche’s statement of the eternal recurrence.