Come and See

The cruelest side of war.

1985 • 142 min • Drama · War · Horror · History

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Synopsis

The invasion of a village in Belarus 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.

Our family guide

Best from age 16

Movie Knight Score

1895 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
82 Audience · 1894 · 49%

A young boy joins the Soviet resistance during WWII and witnesses the horrific atrocities committed by German forces. His journey through the war-torn landscape transforms him as he grapples with unimaginable loss and the brutal realities of conflict.

Violence & peril: 9/10
Language: 3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 4/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 8/10

Heads up

Graphic depictions of war atrocities.
Intense psychological distress.
Sudden loud noises and disturbing imagery.

What it models well

The cost of war
Resilience in the face of horror
Bearing witness

Talk about it after

The historical context of WWII in Eastern Europe.
The dehumanizing effects of war on individuals.
The importance of remembering past atrocities.

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Top billed cast

Director: Elem Klimov • Crew: Ales Adamovich, Elem Klimov

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Cooper Hoffman Picks COME AND SEE

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Katie Mitchell introduces Come and See

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
This has got to be the perfect antidote to the Hollywood treatment of a war film. It's bleak, grim and repulsive - and all in a great, intentional, cinematographic fashion. The thread centres around the young "Flyora" (a superb effort from Aleksey Kravchenko) who is taken from his Belorussian family farm at gunpoint (along with anything it's possible to eat) by the invading Nazi troops.…
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Details

TMDB audience: 8.2/10 (1,894)
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $20,929,648
IMDb: tt0091251

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