Come and See (1985)

• Year: 1985
• Released: 03 Sep 1985
• Country: Soviet Union
• Adwords: 3 wins
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/come_and_see
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/come-and-see
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Russian, Belarusian, German
• MPA Rating: Not Rated
• Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
• Runtime: 142 min
• Writer: Ales Adamovich, Elem Klimov
• Director: Elem Klimov
• Cast: Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius
• Keywords: world war ii, nazi, surrealism, teenage girl, insanity,

8.3/10

Come and See Storyline

The feature film directed by Elem Klimov, shot in the genre of military drama. The action takes place on the territory of Belarus in 1943. In the center of the story is a Belarusian boy, who witnesses the horrors of the Nazi punitive action, turning from a cheerful teenager into a gray-haired old man for two days.

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Jaw-droppingly powerful and truly disturbing Russian war drama.

“Come and See” has to be one of the most powerful war movies ever made.It left me emotionally drained.The film tells the story of 12-year-old Florya(Alexi Kravchenko),whose desire is to join his countrymen in the battle against the fascists.His enthusiasm is written all over his face:in the opening scenes,which show Florya’s recruitment by partisan soldiers,he wears the blissed-out smile of a hopeful child.After a bombardment,which leaves him temporarily deaf,he is left behind and stumbles across Glasha(Olga Mironova),who has also been abandoned.Together they return to his village, the atrocities witnessed there anticipating horrors to come.”Come and See” is a deeply unsettling film.It’s hallucinatory,hellish,traumatizing and uncompromising.There’s an aura of profound sadness here,as Florya ages dramatically over the course of the story’s events.The film’s most disturbing sequence revolves around the raising of one village and the slaughter of most of its inhabitants.The acting is excellent,the cinematography is stunning and the use of Mozart on the soundtrack is particularly effective.10 out of 10.A must-see!

exceptionally gritty and realistic

This film was no fun to watch, nor should it have been considering it is about the Nazi atrocities in Belarus during WWII–as seen through the eyes of a young recruit for the partisans. This young boy appears to be about 12 or maybe 13, though through the course of the film, he ages what appears to be many years, though the action that occurs seemed to take place over just a few days. The movie was a solid recreation of the horrors and is good because it makes the faces and lives affected by this sick war so very real. Because of its content, it is not a film for children, though it probably is okay for teens provided you discuss the movie with them afterwards. No serious complaints about the movie at all, though it would have been nice if the German planes they used in the film weren’t the same FW-189 reconnaissance aircraft over and over again–but this is the most minor of complaints–it was a great picture overall.

Mix of realism and surrealism

Young Byelorussian youth Florya finds a rifle buried in the sand. He joins the resistance against the Nazis. He falls for beautiful peasant girl Glascha. A bombardment deafens him. He struggles around the war torn world. After getting separated once again, he pretends to be a simple farm boy. He is rounded up by the invading German force with the other town folks. He barely escapes a massacre of innocent villagers.

The first half has a lot of surrealism. Some of it is quite disturbing, and not necessarily the big obvious things like the dead bodies. The encounter with Glascha is the woods is completely wacko. I still don’t understand what’s going on between the two kids. Talking directly into the screen and extreme closeups are very disturbing. The dead body Hitler scarecrow is probably the most normal thing in that section. It keeps the movie from finding its feet. It unbalances what should be a compelling introduction.

The technicals of the movie is fair. I do wonder if they used real ammunitions. The big explosions are shocking. The tracer rounds look very real. I’m pretty sure they killed that cow. I doubt they used any animatronics to do the rolling of the cow’s eye. When they use real flamethrowers and real ammunition, it leaves all the fake Hollywood effects behind.

And then when they burn down the church, I wanted it to be more realistic. I guess the Russians don’t have the Hollywood expertise on stunts so a burn man is out of the question. The Russians put a lot of man and material into this. The wild orgy of violence is impressive. The second half of this movie is far more engaging. The movie is odd mix of realistic action and surreal emotionalism.