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I suppose that never forgetting has its place, but not when it insists on such narrowly righteous fantasies of revenge.
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader
Come and See
The cruelest side of war.
1985 · 2h 22m · Not Rated
Drama, History, Horror, War
Directed by
Elem Klimov
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Come and See
Overview
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Flyora 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, Flyora 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 on Rotten Tomatoes
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90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Come and See, the last and most notable film made by the former Soviet director Elem Klimov, is another fusion of popular and vanguard styles, albeit put to more civic-minded use.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
A disorienting and undifferentiated amalgam of almost lyrical poeticism and expressionist nightmare.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Fresh
Scene for scene, Mr. Klimov proves a master of a sort of unreal realism that seeks to get at events terrible beyond comprehension.
Walter Goodman, New York Times
Fresh
Come and See sounds like an invitation to a child's game. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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