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Come and See

1985, Movie, 2h 22min

This legendary film from Soviet director Elem Klimov is a senses-shattering plunge into the dehumanizing horrors of war. As Nazi forces encroach on his small village in Belorussia, teenage Flyora (Alexei Kravchenko, in a searing depiction of anguish) eagerly joins the Soviet resistance. Rather than the adventure and glory he envisioned, what he finds is a waking nightmare of unimaginable carnage and cruelty—rendered with a feverish, otherworldly intensity by Klimov’s subjective camera work and expressionistic sound design. Nearly blocked from being made by Soviet censors, who took seven years to approve its script, COME AND SEE is perhaps the most visceral, impossible-to-forget antiwar film ever made.

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Director:

Elem Klimov

Cast:

Adolf Hitler,

Aleksei Kravchenko,

Liubomiras Laucevicius,

Pyotr Merkuryev

Reviews

Critic Ian Nathan

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...this is a film of great craft, courage and a deep seated compassion.

Read full review at Empire

Anders Korsgaard Pedersen

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A nightmarish dreamytour through Belarus 1943. Wauw. Scarry scarry scenes but also exceptionel slow paced and a bit hard to come through

2 years ago

Kasper Løvborg

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One of a kind. Harrowing subject matter presented with a nightmarish intensity and a mastery of film technique.

5 years ago

Critic Roger Ebert

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...one of the most devastating films ever about anything, and in it, the survivors must envy the dead.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Dennis Andersson

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Den läskigaste film jag sett är visst ingen skräckfilm…

3 years ago

mehdinourbakhsh

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Så langt væk fra Hollywood, som man kan komme.

3 years ago

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"Come and See" is a haunting portrayal of the ravages of war, set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Belarus in 1943. The film follows a young boy named Flyora as he embarks on a harrowing journey into the depths of human despair and brutality. Armed with little more than an old rifle, he joins the Soviet resistance, hoping to fight back against his oppressors. Instead, he encounters a nightmarish reality filled with violence and loss that shatters his innocence forever. With unsettling imagery and an immersive narrative style, this film offers a visceral exploration of the psychological scars left by conflict. "Come and See" stands as one of cinema's most powerful antiwar statements, challenging viewers to confront the true cost of warfare.