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Stunning, brilliant science fiction from director Andrei Tarkovsky (InchSolarisInch) about a journey taken by a scientist (Nikolai Grinko) and a writer (Anatoly Solonitsyn) to a dangerous forbidden zone where fantastic powers can fulfill man's greatest desires. Led by a bald guide known as the InchStalkerInch (Aleksandr Kaidanovsky), the men encounter a series of difficult obstacles before they reach their destination. Alisa Freindlich co-stars in this loose adaptation of the novel InchRoadside PicnicInch by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. 163 min. Standard; Soundtracks Russian Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles English; featurettes. In Russian with English subtitles. Two-disc set.