Трудно быть Богом

The film is based on the work written by the brilliant Strugatsky brothers. On one of the planets of our universe, earthlings found a planet similar to ours, only it is still in the middle ages, so to speak. Scientist Rumati Estorsky was given the task, like many others like him, to influence the peaceful and correct development of this old civilization without any critical interventions. However, the hero cannot calmly watch how some "black brotherhood" goes to power in Arcanare on a bloody path. Neutrality will be violated and the earthling will take part in the fight against the aggressors. Read more The film based on the work of the same name by Arkady and Borys Strugatskyi became a real long-form project. "It's hard to be a god" was filmed for more than ten years, which is somewhat ironic - the film was edited by the wife and son of Oleksiy Herman, who was never able to finish the film. Work on this kind of fantasy was supposed to start in 1999, but actually the shooting process began in 2000. The idea of ​​filming "It's hard to be a god" came to Oleksiy Herman back in 1968. The work was carried out in the Czech Republic, Vyborg, in the pavilions of St. Petersburg. At the same time, the main ones took place in the Czech Republic, where the city of Arkanar was created near one of the castles. Oleksandr Lykov, known to many for his role as Casanova in the television series "Streets of Broken Lanterns 2", was originally supposed to play the role of Rumata. Previously, he already played in the film of Oleksii Herman, appearing as a convict in the film "Khrustalov, the car!". Over time, the film "It's hard to be a god" experienced financial difficulties, although thanks to some private sources, the work was carried out and was finished already in 2006. Then began a long period of post-production, which ended up being delayed when the director became ill. Thus, the premiere was postponed from 2012 to the beginning of 2014. Alternative titles of the film sound like "Arkanar Massacre", "The Story of the Arkarnar Massacre" and "What the Tobacconist from Tobacco Street Said".