8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Science Fiction • 2014 • 177 min
Hard to Be a God (2014)
Hard to Be a God (2014)
Overview
Aleksey German's final film, completed after decades of work, follows a scientist sent to a medieval-like alien planet who watches helplessly as its society destroys anyone capable of thought. The premise is science fiction; the experience is closer to a three-hour crawl through mud, blood, and despair. The Leans Traditional label reflects what is present on screen rather than any ideological agenda: the film treats gender roles and social structures as fixed features of a brutal world, casts without modern interventions, and frames intellectual progress as something societies must earn rather than receive. It is a deeply pessimistic meditation on power and human nature, rooted in Russian literary tradition.
Starring Cast
Leonid Yarmolnik • Aleksandr Chutko • Yuriy Tsurilo
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
Aleksey German's final film, completed after decades of work, follows a scientist sent to a medieval-like alien planet who watches helplessly as its society destroys anyone capable of thought. The premise is science fiction; the experience is closer to a three-hour crawl through mud, blood, and despair. The Leans Traditional label reflects what is present on screen rather than any ideological agenda: the film treats gender roles and social structures as fixed features of a brutal world, casts without modern interventions, and frames intellectual progress as something societies must earn rather than receive. It is a deeply pessimistic meditation on power and human nature, rooted in Russian literary tradition.
Starring Cast
Leonid Yarmolnik • Aleksandr Chutko • Yuriy Tsurilo
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
This film offers a stark, unflinching portrayal of a society trapped in medieval-like barbarism, exploring themes of human cruelty, the suppression of knowledge, and the futility of external intervention. It presents a profound, philosophical meditation on the nature of power and suffering without advocating for a specific political solution or ideology.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film utilizes traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on universal themes of power and human nature within a harsh, medieval-like setting, rather than critically portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
The film primarily focuses on a bleak, regressive society, offering no meaningful depiction of family structures, roles, or values. Its narrative centers on societal decay and the suppression of knowledge rather than domestic life.
LGBTQ: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Hard to Be a God, 2014, does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The film immerses viewers in a brutal, medieval-like society observed by Earth scientists, focusing on themes of power, intervention, and human degradation. The narrative does not include any elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film adaptation of the science fiction novel "Hard to Be a God" maintains the established genders of its primary characters from the source material. No significant characters are portrayed on screen with a different gender than their original conception.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The characters in this adaptation of a science fiction novel are portrayed by actors whose race is consistent with the source material, indicating no race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.5
Critic Ratings
9.5
9.3
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