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Where to Watch Hard to Be a God (2013) in Canada

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 57m
  • 6.5IMDb
  • 95%Rotten Tomatoes
  • 93Metascore

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What it's about

A group of scientists are 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.

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Details

Release date
Feb 27, 2014
Language
Russian
Country
Russia
Box office
$28,608
Awards
10 wins & 12 nominations total

Where to Watch Hard to Be a God (2013) in Canada β€” common questions

Where to watch Hard to Be a God in Canada?
Hard to Be a God is available free with a participating library card in Canada. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla.
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Can I watch Hard to Be a God for free in Canada?
Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla.