Hard to Be a God

Year: 1989

Runtime: 119 mins

Language: German

Director: Peter Fleischmann

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On a medieval‑era planet, an Earth researcher from the Institute of Experimental History is sent undercover as noble Don Rumata of Estor to find his counterpart in Arkanar. After the resident dies in a failed coup, Rumata assumes his role and faces peasant wars, palace intrigues and mass executions, realizing he cannot remain a detached observer.

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