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Come and See

Cast

Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius, Vladas Bagdonas View All

Crew

Ales Adamovich (Writer), Elem Klimov (Director), Elem Klimov (Writer) View All

Release: Jul. 1st, 1985

Runtime: 2 hours, 22 minutes

The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, 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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Thief
For the first half, the film moves at a deliberate, slow pace as Flyora tries to blend in with the members of the Resistance, and befriends a young girl called Glasha (Olga Mironova) while guarding the camp.

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Citizen Rules
But what sank this film is the final act, when German soldiers surround a small country village, rounding up the people into a wooden barn, then with as much joy and demonic pleasure as the film makers can show, burn the people alive.

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KeyserCorleone
That's why I checked out this obscure but classic Russian movie called Come and See, the final film directed by Elem Klimov before he got bored with cinema.

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