Synopsis
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 hasardous journey there. Desperate to reach it, a scientist and a writer approach the
Stalker, one of the few able to navigate the Zone's menacing terrain, and begin a dangerous trek into the unknown.
Tarkovsky's second foray into science fiction after
Solaris is a surreal and disturbing vision of the future. Hauntingly exploring man's dreams and desires, and the consequences of realising them,
Stalker, adapted from
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky's novel
Roadside Picnic, has been described as one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.