Tarkovsky's second foray into science fiction - after 'Solaris' - sees a guide lead two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.
Deep within the Zone, a bleak and devastated forbidden landscape, lies a mysterious room with the power to grant the deepest wishes of those strong enough to make the hazardous journey there. Desperate to reach it, a scientist and a writer approach the Stalker (Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy), one of the few able to navigate the Zone's menacing terrain, and begin a dangerous trek into the unknown. Hauntingly exploring man’s dreams and desires, and the consequences of realising them, 'Stalker', adapted from Arkady & Boris Sturgatsky s novel 'Roadside Picnic', has been described as one of the greatest science fiction films of all time. (Subtitles)
USSR 1979 Andrei Tarkovsky 162m
