Come and See ( Idi i smotri ) Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 1019

Average Rating: 3/4

# of Ratings: 49

Theatrical Release Date: 02/06/1987

Language: Russian

Genre: Drama, War

MPAA Rating: NR

Director: Elem Klimov

Actors: Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius, Vladas Bagdonas, Juris Lumiste, Viktor Lorents

Plot: A boy is unwillingly thrust into the atrocities of war in WWII Byelorussia, fighting for a hopelessly unequipped resistance movement against the ruthless German forces. Witnessing scenes of abject terror and accidentally surviving horrifying situations he loses his innocence and then his mind.

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 09/02/2024

WWII is rarely seen on film as it is in "Come and See," a nightmare chain of sequences that's as expressive as it is intense and unflinchingly realistic.

Moviehead - wrote on 03/25/2012

Biggest problem with this film is main actor, i just couldnt stand him, he was so unconvincing, awful actor. Another problem is that it could have been much better, it has its moments, but to make ww2 film in russia, surrealistic, i was expecting much more. However it is better than usual ww2 films and some moments are very very intense, but that is just when there is no that awful actor.

mitchellyoung - wrote on 03/25/2012

Come and See assaults the senses in a way that is not easily forgotten. The film unflinchingly portrays a unique perspective of the horrors of World War II - through the eyes of a Russian youth. The film's constant use of characters breaking the fourth wall by staring directly into or addressing the camera adds to the often uncomfortable feeling the film creates. The psychological horror is captured in dreamlike quality and the climactic village assault by the Nazis is difficult to watch. Not a fun film to watch, but an important one.

gideon43
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as with a voice of thunder, "Come and see!"

gideon43 - wrote on 05/30/2010

Come and See takes its title from an oft-repeated line in the Book Of Revelation and relates to the oncoming apocalypse.
The movie deals with Germanys occupation of Byelorussia (Belarus) during the Second World War and the devastating loss of life inflicted by Hitler's SS.
Other realistic war films almost pale into insignificance when compared with Come and See.
It has a raw brutality that is unflinching and emotionally draining.
Lead actor Aleksei Kravchenkos performance is mesmerising and vivid and the atrocities depicted in the movie are gruesome, unrelenting and disturbing even when some scenes become surreal and intimate.
Propaganda of the highest level (made at the height of the Cold war) but incredibly effective all the same.
Director Elem Klimov (who died in 2003) never …