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Unable to interfere with the course of its history, they can only watch in mounting horror as all sparks of intelligent and independent thought are mercilessly snuffed out by Arkanar s cruel rulers.It would take six years of shooting, a further six of post-production and a posthumous premiere before his masterpiece was finally unveiled.He praised the grotesque and deranged medieval sci-fi film as first and foremost a vision of human misery, brutality, and ignorance. 10.If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
Hard to Be a God received universal acclaim from English-language and non Russian-language critics. The inhabitants of this planet have brutally suppressed a renaissance movement, murdering anybody they consider to be an intellectual, and thus the planet is stuck in the middle ages. Anton, one of the scientists from Earth, is sent to infiltrate the local populace of the Kingdom of Arkanar and help them progress as a society, although he is forbidden from getting involved with local politics or forcibly interfering with the advancement of technology or culture. He assumes the identity of Don Rumata, a nobleman who resides in a large castle surrounded by poverty. There, he lives with Ari, a young woman whom he has taken as his bride, and the juvenile prince of Arkanar. Rumatas presence divides local opinion; some treat him as a God, others despise him. Rebas militia, referred to as the Greys, are responsible for the murder of many intellectuals, including scientists and writers. During his travels, Rumata witnesses the backward ways of the locals and becomes increasingly frustrated with them. Slavery is rife, and the influence of Rebas Greys turns Arkanar into a police state. One night, while guarding the prince, the Greys besiege the castle and attempt to arrest Rumata. Rumata attempts to escape, but is ambushed and taken before his rival, Don Reba. Rumata teaches Pampa his famed signature sword-fighting technique. When Rumata returns to his castle, he finds the local area has been taken over by religious zealots in his absence, called the Blacks, who prove to be just as oppressive as the Greys. Rumata discovers that Budakh is an impostor, and that the real Budakh is still imprisoned at Don Rebas castle. He returns to Reba on peaceful terms and searches the sewers of the castle for Budakh. He eventually finds him, as well as Baron Pampa, who has been tortured by Rebas men. Rumata, Pampa and Budakh escape Rebas castle, but Pampa is shot by archers and killed. Among the dead civilians and soldiers, they find a lone survivor, Don Rumata. The leader of the travelers, another incognito scientist from Earth, offers to take Rumata back to Earth, but Rumata refuses. Months later, during the winter, Rumata is shown traveling away from Arkanar. After the lengthy editing and post-production stage, 2 the film was premiered at the 2013 Rome Film Festival (out of competition). Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes reports that 95 of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 42 reviews with an average rating of 9.0510. The sites consensus reads: A sci-fi epic with palpable connections to the present, Hard to Be a God caps director Aleksei Germans brilliant filmography with a final masterpiece. Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, reports the film has a score of 90 based on 13 reviews. He praised the grotesque and deranged medieval sci-fi film as first and foremost a vision of human misery, brutality, and ignorance.
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