Come What May

R

Released Sep 9, 2016

1 hr. 54 min.

History

Drama

War

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A German resistant (August Diehl) searches for his son on the roads of France, even as the Wehrmacht spills over the border. A Scottish captain (Matthew Rhys) who is desperately trying to rejoin the retreating British joins the man.

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Peter T

Underrated. A really well acted and filmed account of the lives of ordinary French/Belgian refugees during WW2. OK so the CGI is a bit amateur but if you are looking for story not special effects it's well worth a look.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/18/22

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Liam D

It isn't one of the best War movies but it's a decent one

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Superb! Do not pay any attention to the professional film critics that probably never found out what real life is like. This movie follows along as it is written in diaries, history, and journals of ordinary people trying to survive. This is what happens when there is such hatred against civilians.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Alexandra H

I loved this movie!!! It's beautifully made and acted. It captures the pathos of French villagers doing the best they can to flee the on-coming German Blitzkrieg. The lead characters are attractive people that you're rooting for. The father's love for his young son makes all the madness bearable. It's an inspiring story of beating the odds.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/17

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Audience Member

Una pelicula con buenas intenciones, solo eso.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

This movie is one of the most powerful movies I've seen in the last five years for us all the acting is terrific the cinematography is incredible the costumes and period piece takes you back into the war like no other movie I've ever seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Christian Carion

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August Diehl

Hans

Olivier Gourmet

Paul

Mathilde Seigner

Mado

Alice Isaaz

Suzanne

Matthew Rhys

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Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

With its old-fashioned gloss, the incident-packed story proves only mildly engaging and finally has little to say.

Sep 29, 2016

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

The plight of wartime refugees has rarely if ever looked so picture-postcard perfect as it does in this well-intentioned but ultimately plodding and far too painterly period melodrama.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 22, 2016

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

"Come What May" is a paint-by-numbers account of a real-life World War II event, the displacement of eight million people from their homes in France.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 15, 2016

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

There's nothing more to it than meets the eye. Its lessons about cooperation and everyone fulfilling roles in the group according to their own strengths are high school essay basic.

Jan 5, 2021

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

As far as war movies go, Come What May plays it safe, a melodrama which prizes the picturesque over the grotesque, and often to its own narrative detriment.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 15, 2020

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Cate Marquis

We Are Movie Geeks

[It] is a very sincere historical film about an overlooked aspect of WWII, well-directed and beautifully shot with some nice acting and moving scenes, if a rather conventional dramatic film overall.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 1, 2019

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Synopsis

A German resistant (August Diehl) searches for his son on the roads of France, even as the Wehrmacht spills over the border. A Scottish captain (Matthew Rhys) who is desperately trying to rejoin the retreating British joins the man.

Director: Christian Carion
Executive Producer: Eve François-Machuel, Stéphane Riga
Screenwriter: Christian Carion, Laure Irrmann, Andrew Bampfield
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Nord-Ouest Films, Pathé Productions Inc.
Rating: R (Bloody Images|Some War Violence)
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.3K
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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