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Come and See

Come and See

The cruelest side of war.

19858.22h 22m

Overview

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.

Directed by Elem Klimov
Written by Ales Adamovich, Elem Klimov
Produced by Stepan Tereschenko
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $20.9M

Top Cast

Aleksei Kravchenko

Aleksei Kravchenko

Flyora Gayshun

Olga Mironova

Olga Mironova

Glasha

Liubomiras Laucevičius

Liubomiras Laucevičius

Kosach

Vladas Bagdonas

Vladas Bagdonas

Rubezh

Jüri Lumiste

Jüri Lumiste

Obersturmführer

Viktors Lorencs

Viktors Lorencs

Sturmbannführer

Kazimir Rabetsky

Kazimir Rabetsky

Village Headman

Yevgeni Tilicheyev

Yevgeni Tilicheyev

Gezhel

Aleksandr Berda

Aleksandr Berda

Chief of Staff of the Partisan Detachment

G

G. Velts

Medical NCO

Themes & Keywords

naziwar crimesinsanityworld war iisurrealismwehrmachtteenage girlatrocitygenociderussian armymine fieldhorrors of warpremature agingbyelorussiadisturbedchildren in wartimehorrified

About Come and See

Come and See is a drama, war film released in 1985 exploring themes of nazi, war crimes, insanity, world war ii, surrealism, wehrmacht. Directed by Elem Klimov, it stars Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevičius. 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.

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