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2014 | DIRECTED BY ALEKSEY GERMAN

Hard to Be a God

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Istoriya arkanarskoy rezni
The Story of the Arcanar Massacre
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Movie Stats
Year
2014
Runtime
 177 minutes (2 hrs 57 mins)
Certificates

18

Not Rated

16

VM18

12
Select Cast
Leonid Yarmolnik
Aleksandr Chutko
Yuriy Tsurilo
Evgeniy Gerchakov
Valentin Golubenko
Leonid Timtsunik
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
30th Mar 2025
Total views:
25
Release Dates
Russia release date
 Russia
27th February 2014
11 years 7 months 3 days ago
Ukraine release date
 Ukraine
27th February 2014
11 years 7 months 3 days ago
France release date
 France
11th February 2015
10 years 7 months 19 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
21st March 2015
10 years 6 months 12 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
14th May 2015
10 years 4 months 19 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £2.9 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $28.6 Thousand
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $1.3 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
443 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
3,502 aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
141,199 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 7th Aug '15
  • Debut position: 28
  • Highest position: 28
  • Debut gross: £2.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 5th Jun '15
  • Debut position: 75
  • Highest position: 75
  • Debut gross: $2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
aleksey german Aleksey German
Starring
Leonid YarmolnikDon Rumata
Aleksandr ChutkoDon Reba
Yuriy TsuriloBaron Pampa
Evgeniy GerchakovBudakh
Valentin GolubenkoArata
Leonid TimtsunikArima
Natalya MotevaAri
Nikita StrukovKusis
Gali Abaydulov
Yuriy AshikhminRab
Remigijus BilinskasVoin
Valeriy Boltyshevdon Ripat
Vasiliy Domrachyovvozchik Rumaty
Galina Egorova
Lev Eliseev
Valeriy GuryanovMonakh
Ramis IbragimovMuga
Daniil IsakovUno
Aleksandr Kabanov
Zura KipshidzeZurab
Anatoliy KondyubovMonakh s obezyanoy
Juris LaucinshPalach
Anvar LibabovRab
Mikhail Luchko
Natalya Lvova
Algimantas Maceina(as Algimantas Matseyna)
Pyotr MerkurevGur
Andrey Mokeyev
Yuriy Nifontovdon Tomeo
Aleksandr OrlovskiyPashka
Vytautas PauksteKabani
Georgiy Pitskhelauri
Aleksandr Seleznyovpomoshchnik Kabani
Anatoliy ShvederskiyMonakh
Mikhail SilantevRab
Evgeniy SirotinLeytenant seroy roty
Sergey StupnikovKorol
Dmitriy Vladimirovsyn Kondora
Igor Volkov
Konstantin Vorobyov
Oleg Botin
uncredited
Bucher
Yuriy Dumchev
uncredited
Roe Keu
Mikhail Guro
uncredited
Seryy ofitser
Vladimir Kosmidaylo
uncredited
Eger
Evgeniy Levitskiy
uncredited
Strazh u vorot
Marina Rokina
uncredited
Lyubovnitsa korolya
Aleksandr Ronis
uncredited
Fakelshchik
Konstantin Smirnov
uncredited
sluga dona Rumaty
Vadim Smirnov
uncredited
Shut-sluga
Evgeniy Vazhenin
uncredited
Vospitatel printsa
Valeriy Velichko
uncredited
Don Keo
ADVERTISMENT
2014-02-27
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
28
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£2,894
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Hard to Be a God
7 Aug 2015
28N
£2,894
£2,894

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
75
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
1
Total US Gross:
$28,608
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
5 Jun 2015
75N
$1,955
$28,608

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£2,894
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
Popular in these countries
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  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
News from around the web
Hard to Be a God review – mud, blood and holy hell  The Guardian Thu, 6th August 2015

Hard to be a God (2015) A difficult, dirty, violent epic of a swansong (Review)  The Geek Show Sun, 27th September 2015

Film of the Week: Hard to Be a God  Film Comment Wed, 28th January 2015

Hard to Be a God (2013) - Movie Review  Alternate Ending - Movie Reviews Sun, 3rd April 2016

‘Hard to Be a God,’ Aleksei German’s Last Film  The New York Times Thu, 29th January 2015

Hard to Be a God  Reverse Shot Tue, 27th January 2015