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Come and See

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The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya (Aleksey Kravchenko) into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha (Olga Mironova), who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
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As effectively anti-war as movies can be, Come and See is a harrowing odyssey through the worst that humanity is capable of, directed with bravura intensity by Elem Klimov.

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Mark Le Fanu Sight & Sound 03/15/2023
The movie is terrible and pitiable. Klimov manages, as I say, to convey the authentic relentlessness of nightmare. Go to Full Review David Denby New York Magazine/Vulture 03/14/2023
The movie is a succession of brutally sincere "art" assaults, jammed together like the poorly articulated cars of an old freight train. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm Guardian 03/14/2023
This is filmmaking of enormous power and feeling even if the film's length mitigates against it. Go to Full Review Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel Oct 30
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An emotionally shattering waking nightmare of war. Go to Full Review Julian Singleton Cinapse Jul 12
It was a punishing experience watching Come and See, but that does not mean it’s an unforgiving one. It is a film I may not ever watch again, but it is one I’m ultimately grateful for and one I doubt I will ever forget. Go to Full Review Lisa Laman Culturess Jun 16
Come and See is a nightmare. It’s a rare film, along with select company like Lost Highway, unnervingly accurate in mimicking the powerlessness and ceaseless torment of the worst nighttime experiences. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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David G @DavidGarvin 6h Come and See is less "War Movie" and more "Horror Movie". And not a hack and slash type, but rather one of those rare horrific films that grabs you by the neck. The horrific part of the scenes depicted in the film are that much worse knowing that such atrocities did happen. This film, made some 40 years after the end of the war, shows just how deeply scarred the USSR was by the war against Germany. One could argue that those scars still exist. See more Gabriel KP. B Jan 17 Una película maravillosa. Esa cualidad cautivadora y a la vez aterradora del cine bélico, que sin duda lo convierte en uno de mis géneros favoritos, seguramente lo seguirá siendo durante mucho tiempo, si no para siempre. Es una referencia directa. Me encanta la composición y el montaje de esta película. Esa constante sensación de vulnerabilidad y riesgo, de que todo podría empeorar, de hecho, la humanidad es aterradora. See more dogbert65 Jan 15 Very disappointed in this "masterpiece". I was looking forward to seeing this after the RT ratings and other reviews. As a WWII history buff, this film should have a treat....it wasn't. Slow, meandering plot. The interaction between the lead character and the young girl is pointless. This movie could have been 45 minutes shorter. Maybe this is the Russian film DNA, but I was pretty disappointed. Giving it a generous 2.5 stars. See more Hatdogcheesedog @RottenFish Jan 3 Its a good movie, but a movie I'll never ever want to see again. Watching this movie will make you understand why Dostoevsky went insane looking at that dead christ painting. A slow start but an end that punches you in the gut and stabs you 41 times in the back. See more Obi-wan K @Gordon_Freeman Nov 16 I had goosbumps watching this movie was too brutally insane for me See more Alec S. @TheDudeHere Oct 17 Elem Klimov's brutal masterpiece is definitely the most devastating, disturbing, terrifying and personal one of my favorite war film of all time. It almost feels like you’re watching a horror movie almost. Showing the true cruel reality of war from a civilian perspective. Which is witnessed on a young mind, during these atrocities committed in Eastern Europe. See more Read all reviews
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Elem Klimov

Director

Aleksey Kravchenko

Florya Gaishun

Olga Mironova

Glasha

Liubomiras Laucevicius

Kosach

Vladas Bagdonas

Rubezh

Evgeny Tilicheev

Gezhel
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Synopsis The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya (Aleksey Kravchenko) into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha (Olga Mironova), who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
Director
Elem Klimov
Screenwriter
Ales Adamovich, Elem Klimov
Distributor
International Film Exchange
Production Co
Mosfilm, Belarusfilm
Genre
Drama, War, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Belarusian
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 6, 1987, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Feb 2, 2001
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 28, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$70.8K
Runtime
2h 22m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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