While The Sacrifice is about an apocalypse and impending death, faith, and possible redemption, in the making-of documentary Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, in a particularly poignant scene, writer/director Michal Leszczylowski follows Tarkovsky on a walk as he expresses his sentiments on death—he claims himself to be immortal and has no fear of dying.
wˌaɪl ðə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs ɪz ɐbˌaʊt ɐn ɐpˈɑːkɐlˌɪps ænd ɪmpˈɛndɪŋ dˈɛθ, fˈeɪθ, ænd pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɹᵻdˈɛmpʃən, ɪnðə mˌeɪkɪŋʌv dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ˈændɹeɪ tɑːɹkˈɑːvski, ɪn ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli pˈɔɪnjənt sˈiːn, ɹˈaɪɾɚ slˈæʃ dᵻɹˈɛktɚ mˈɪkəl lˌɛszkzɪlˈoʊski fˈɑːloʊz tɑːɹkˈɑːvski ˌɔn ɐ wˈɔːk æz hiː ɛkspɹˈɛsᵻz hɪz sˈɛntɪmənts ˌɔn dˈɛθ—hiː klˈeɪmz hɪmsˈɛlf təbi ɪmˈɔːɹɾəl ænd hɐz nˈoʊ fˈɪɹ ʌv dˈaɪɪŋ.