Cast

Shavkat Abdusalamov Vadim Alisov Irina Antonova Viktor Astafyev Alexander Boim Marianna Chugunova

Credits

Produced by: Igor Maiboroda

Plot

The conflict surrounding the production of Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 masterpiece 'Stalker', as well as a look at the tragic character that was Georgi Rerberg.

Sinekatalog’s take

Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker' (2009) is a Russian documentary directed by Igor Maiboroda. It stars Andrei Tarkovsky, Georgi Rerberg and Andrei Konchalovsky. It runs 140 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Awards

• Golden Eagle Award (Russia) 2009: Best Film (Golden Eagle Award for Best Nonfiction Film (Russia))

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (106 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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