Come and See

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Come and See

Released Feb 6, 1987

2h 22m

Drama

War

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

The movie is terrible and pitiable. Klimov manages, as I say, to convey the authentic relentlessness of nightmare.

Mar 15, 2023

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David Denby

New York Magazine/Vulture

The movie is a succession of brutally sincere "art" assaults, jammed together like the poorly articulated cars of an old freight train.

Mar 14, 2023

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

This is filmmaking of enormous power and feeling even if the film's length mitigates against it.

Mar 14, 2023

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

This 1985 Soviet anti-war drama is one of the best movies ever made.

Apr 17, 2024

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Jeff Simon

Buffalo News

Come and See is as harrowing and horrifying a war film as I've ever seen. It may well be a masterpiece, in fact.

Mar 14, 2023

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Robert Trussell

Kansas City Star

Rare is the film that successfully blends intoxicating visual images with unrelentingly grim material, but Russian director Elem Klimov's phenomenal Come and See is such a movie.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 14, 2023

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Andon Z

Amazing movie, a masterpiece

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Audience Member

one of the best movies ever made, it hurts and results in a feeling of emptiness, perfect

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Thomas S

A more powerful film has never been made. And the actor who played the boy was the best I've seen. He aged right before our eyes as parts of him were devoured by relentless waves of the naked, unvarnished horror that destroys humans even if they survive, and destroys humanity just the same.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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Shikari s

A masterpiece. No more needs to be said.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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Leonardo L

"Vá e Veja" é um filme de guerra soviético de 1985, dirigido por Elem Klimov. Este filme é amplamente considerado uma das representações mais realistas e perturbadoras dos horrores da Segunda Guerra Mundial, especificamente a ocupação nazista na Bielorrússia. A trama segue Florya, um jovem de 16 anos que se junta aos guerrilheiros soviéticos na luta contra as tropas nazistas. À medida que o filme avança, ele testemunha uma série de atrocidades cometidas pelos alemães contra a população civil. A narrativa não só expõe a brutalidade da guerra, mas também explora como o trauma transforma o jovem protagonista. O filme se destaca por sua abordagem visceral, evitando o glamour ou a romantização comum em muitos filmes de guerra. Sua fotografia e trilha sonora criam uma atmosfera de pesadelo, intensificando a experiência emocional para o espectador. "Vá e Veja" é reverenciado por sua autenticidade histórica, performances poderosas (especialmente do ator Aleksei Kravchenko como Florya) e sua direção inovadora. Tenso e perturbador, é considerado um dos melhores filmes de guerra já feitos e uma obra-prima do cinema mundial.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Daniel N

There are so many war films, but never had I felt a journey so vivid, full of madness, pain, disturbing scenes and evilness. One of a kind, ‘come and see’ is far from just another film. Surreal. It will stay in my mind forever. I had never experienced this in a film before and probably I will never experience it again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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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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