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Come and See

Come and See

1985
Drama, War
2h 22m
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 (imdb)

Directed by:

Elem Klimov

Screenwriter:

Elem Klimov, Ales Adamovich

Starring:

Vladas Bagdonas, Vasiliy Domrachyov, Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius, Juris Lumiste, Viktor Lorents, Evgeniy Tilicheev, Aleksandr Berda, Igor Gnevashev, Evgeniy Kryzhanovskiy, Pyotr Merkurev

Genres:

Drama, War, History

AKA:

Idi i Smotri

Country:

Soviet Union

Languages:

German, Russian, Belarusian
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Come and See

1985
Drama, War
2h 22m
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kasperlKasperL
Rated 16 Dec 2013
85
94th
One of a kind. Harrowing subject matter presented with a nightmarish intensity and a mastery of film technique.
Rated 16 Dec 2013
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 05 Jan 2014
9
99th
holy everloving fuck. the entire sequence where the boy went deaf from shelling was beyond description. the audio design was unbelievable. then, the entire sequence with the nazi burning was again utterly horrific. the ending with hitler was clearly a simplistic and hate-fuelled anti-fascist statement on behalf of the soviets, and so it should be. given what preceded it, it was completely earned. insane and incredible. my jaw actually dropped when the nazis were taking their photo.
Rated 05 Jan 2014
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 13 Jul 2012
20
7th
Extreme tragedy befalls a naive young boy who is eager to become a man. He is forced to cope with apololyptic nazi terror that kills his family and neighbors. He narrowly avoids death and insanity. Unfortunately, the story was too focused on displays of nazi atrocities and was disappointingly inadequate at showing its effect on the boy or on others, leaving the story mostly about how ugly and revolting the war was. Do we really need to suffer through that material again and again?
Rated 13 Jul 2012
djrossdjross
Rated 08 Jun 2010
92
98th
The insanity and intensity of war has perhaps never been better depicted in fictional form, without really a single actual battle scene. Some of the characterisation is slightly odd, and some of the acting a bit unsubtle, but all doubts are washed away as the more-than-realistic depiction of events overwhelms the viewer with the full meaning of the tragic sweep of mid-twentieth-century history, if not the whole history of Western civilisation and the irreversible nature of the arrow of time.
Rated 08 Jun 2010
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 28 May 2008
90
99th
I saw this around 1987 late one night on channel 4, I was shocked at what I had seen. I never caught the name of the film and have been searching for this film until recently when I got a copy.Its still as shocking and a simply awesome film.
Rated 28 May 2008
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 01 Apr 2007
96
99th
A haunting trip through a young boy's coming of age after joining the Russian army in WW2. Camera and sound are both used effectively to give a sense of the confusion the lead goes through, and his change both physically and emotionally throughout the film really brings the point home.
Rated 01 Apr 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 16 Jan 2007
57
14th
At first this feels like a Herzog movie, with a surrealness that's eerie and unsettling. But it eventually becomes a sustained chaos. It's difficult to watch, not because the events are so shocking but because it's endless stretches of people running about and screaming and noise and the camera getting right up in everyone's face. The over-acting doesn't help either. I feel like I've been beaten over the head with a 10-ton hammer of propaganda.
Rated 16 Jan 2007
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 15 Sep 2021
96
89th
This really is something that has to be seen to be believed. I did feel the pacing in spots, but in the grand scheme of things, that’s a pretty mild complaint. Klimov has crafted what is probably the most anti-war movie ever made, and surprisingly, it doesn’t have to be super bloody to make very uncomfortable, disturbing viewing. The behavior of all of the soldiers really got to me at times, especially the infamous photo scene. Gorgeously filmed and really well acted. Brilliant.
Rated 15 Sep 2021
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 02 Oct 2020
90
94th
The guttural screaming never relents, even past the final frame that cuts just shy of the bright sky. This is an absolute brutalization of the senses. Visual poetry undone by total chaos. Surrealism overwhelmed by real atrocity. A hellscape.
Rated 02 Oct 2020
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 04 May 2018
95
99th
That's it. I'm in shock. This film has burned its every frame into my brain & I don't think it will ever go away. Praising the technical brilliance of every level of filmmaking would undersell its complete & total poetic integrity. Makes the phrase "war is hell" seem hopelessly optimistic since even hell has some spiritual reason & metaphysical explanation behind it. In the end the causality of all this horror is traced back to a picture of an innocent baby. Then we are lost in the woods.
Rated 04 May 2018
snallygastersnallygaster
Rated 24 May 2012
85
94th
The dream-like surrealism, including the almost unbearable soundtrack, make this a unique & incredibly powerful film. The only weakness is the few points where the actions of the occupying German forces -- while basically accurate and based on documented fact -- are portrayed in an almost cartoonish version, which momentarily interrupted the trance the film had me in.
Rated 24 May 2012
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 11 Mar 2011
4
35th
This film beat me over the head with its obvious message so hard that I can't help but resent this a little bit. The acting sucks but like anything about WW2 it is immediately interesting to me and shocking just because of the subject matter at hand. I feel like people love this more for the fantastic use of music rather than the film making itself, because it ain't that great. Let's show another close up of this kids face again, great...
Rated 11 Mar 2011
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 31 Aug 2009
65
42nd
Horrifyingly boring.
Rated 31 Aug 2009
pigletPiglet
Rated 23 Jul 2009
93
99th
Genius use of sound, fantastic photography and some truly amazing performances. I challenge any war movie to compare itself to it. My bet is most don't stand a chance.
Rated 23 Jul 2009
eveeluneveelun
Rated 22 May 2008
75
59th
Visually impressive, especially the surrealist imagery peppered throughout. The "message" is pretty blunt, though, and while seeing images of the horrors of war non-stop for over an hour and half is a pretty powerful experience, it feels kind of repetitive and, ultimately, a bit uninspired.
Rated 22 May 2008
magbMagb
Rated 17 Dec 2006
75
50th
This movie is made up of two relatively distinct parts. The first part is very surreal and unsettling, while the second part is also quite surreal but in the end more of a traditional "war is hell" affair. I prefer the first part by a mile. Not that the "war is hell" stuff isn't impactive, but it gets to be a bit too much of it.
Rated 17 Dec 2006
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 11 Jul 2020
98
99th
The most harrowing and bleak thing i've ever seen, and yet its cinematography makes me want to watch it again.
Rated 11 Jul 2020
kahKAH
Rated 29 Apr 2009
5
98th
War is hell. Has an underlying surrealistic tone that amplifies the terror and somehow makes it feel even more real. There is enough evil here to make your stomach turn.
Rated 29 Apr 2009
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 06 Mar 2022
86
88th
The slow pacing makes itself too apparent at times, but otherwise this is a powerful invocation of the nightmare of war and fascism. Contrasting surreal straight-on closeups with immersive wandering long takes does a lot to draw the viewer into the horror. And I think it earns the right to be unsubtle due to the sheer power of some of its sequences (the bombing! the return to the village! the fire! the ending!) I can only imagine how dangerous this was to make. A haunting experience.
Rated 06 Mar 2022
sadmanSadman
Rated 08 Jun 2020
90
93rd
Astounding cinematography and production to be sure, but I was unfortunately taken out of the experience by the audio dubbing constantly. The third act is as harrowing and searing a reminder of the brutality of war and the savagery of men I have ever seen. The constant stares straight at the camera feel like both an indictment of the viewer and a plea for us to remember. The main actor here delivers a performance for the ages.
Rated 08 Jun 2020
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 27 Mar 2020
80
84th
A litany of World War II atrocities as seen through the eyes of a child. It's got several truly staggering sequences of chaos and evil, some virtuoso level camera work, and a superb performance from the kid playing Flor. Unfortunately, there's also many dragging scenes where nothing happens, endless close up shots of people staring into the camera etc. Surprisingly, for a war movie made in Communist-era Soviet Union, it's almost entirely apolitical...it's just about the ugly brutality of war.
Rated 27 Mar 2020
plyntheplynthe
Rated 06 Mar 2020
94
76th
If you hate real animal stuff in movies you won't love when a cow is machine-gunned.
Rated 06 Mar 2020
cowmanCowman
Rated 16 Oct 2018
65
40th
Difficult to watch, testing my patience with endless amounts of people yelling and randomly stumbling through the scenery. The complex dialogue was frustrating. The kid is annoying. War is hell, but in this internet age we cannot be shocked anymore so even though the last part is obviously memorable, it is not as impactful as it is supposed to be.
Rated 16 Oct 2018
anilscnanilscn
Rated 22 Sep 2018
55
57th
Veeee yine sözde bir sanat filmi. 14 yaşında bir çocuk yine 50 yaşında gibi davranıyor. Yine sanat sepet diyerek 1 saat göze sokmacı sahneler izliyoruz. Mesajı istediği kadar muhteşem olsun özünde BOK gibi bir film. arkadaşlar üzgünüm hepinizi kumpelsten çıkartıcam gibi duruyor.
Rated 22 Sep 2018
petterspetters
Rated 11 Dec 2015
5
0th
It's extremely rare that I chose to stop watching a movie halfway in regardless of how bad it is. But for this one I had to make an exception. One and a half hour into the movie it had just gotten slower, more pointless, boring and worse than ever before so I had to turn it off to keep my sanity. Unless something completely mind-blowing occurs in the last hour of this movie I cannot for the life of me understand why everyone is giving this unstimulating piece of crap such good reviews.
Rated 11 Dec 2015
woodoowoodoo
Rated 13 Aug 2014
100
97th
What war is: watching a child age before your eyes until he is wizened.
Rated 13 Aug 2014
paxtonPaxton
Rated 30 Apr 2014
95
95th
Put your dancing shoes on and couple this with Breakin'! No, seriously though, kiss your dreams of life and love goodbye. Ebert's review was perfect: It's said that you can't make an effective anti-war film because war by its nature is exciting, and the end of the film belongs to the survivors. No one would ever make the mistake of saying that about "Come and See." This 1985 film from Russia is one of the most devastating films ever about anything, and in it, the survivors must envy the dead.
Rated 30 Apr 2014
damildamil
Rated 19 Jul 2012
75
81st
It was a pretty intense film. Quite different from any other war film I've seen before. I found some scenes to be extremely frustrating. Either because a character wasn't doing something I wanted or the film wasn't. I like that it subverted my expectations though. This feeling was particularly emphasised by the sound design. If you want a pretty visceral war film, I'd recommend this.
Rated 19 Jul 2012
goremeatgoremeat
Rated 14 Mar 2012
80
77th
Occasionally powerful, harrowing yet human. Also, far too heavy-handed and disjointed in many frustrating ways.
Rated 14 Mar 2012
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 08 Jan 2011
3
38th
Bleak and dreary, but rather repetitive and dull. While it's powerful in spurts, it doesn't manage to sustain that intensity of feeling for its duration and ends up being a bit of a slog towards the end. And the ending is ridiculously blunt to the point of being laughable. It's also far tamer than I expected. Still, an atmospheric and intermittently tense film - just not the gripping, horrific antiwar statement I had hoped for.
Rated 08 Jan 2011
neonmanNeonman
Rated 27 Nov 2010
87
87th
A hard-hitting film, and I like it better because of that. Things get so heavy, that the film protrude surrealism territory, which makes the horror even more hellish. The ending is terrific, but unfortunately, I think it may be misunderstood by some viewers.
Rated 27 Nov 2010
atgizaAtGiza
Rated 26 Sep 2010
98
98th
I can't count the number of times my jaw dropped. From the content as well as how perfectly and expertly it was put to film.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 03 Jan 2010
93
98th
Awsome acting (both lead kid actors especially), directing and camera work. The movie was extremely realistic and touching and brilliant use of sound. And everything through the eyes of a teenager. Come and see.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 08 Dec 2009
87
93rd
Bone crunching, awe inspiring genius. Absolutely brutal. One of the great war movies.
Rated 08 Dec 2009
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 15 Oct 2009
7
79th
Bold, haunting, surreal and visually outstanding. Unfortunately it's also a bit tedious and repetitive. Not so much that I didn't enjoy it, but I think I had high expectations.
Rated 15 Oct 2009
actionbergActionberg
Rated 14 Feb 2008
85
84th
Incessantly in-your-face like a proper Russian movie. It's a draining experience, but the conclusions it draws in the end are remarkably profound.
Rated 14 Feb 2008
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 12 Jun 2022
100
99th
Gut-wrenching and heart-rending. It's almost impossible to believe Aleksey Kravchenko could give this performance at 16 with no prior acting experience. Staggeringly assembled at every level. This is essential cinema and should be considered required viewing.
Rated 12 Jun 2022
mspraguemsprague
Rated 20 Jan 2022
85
91st
Disturbingly cruel.
Rated 20 Jan 2022
bownBown
Rated 22 Feb 2021
88
88th
The epitome of that classic phrase: War is Horrid.
Rated 22 Feb 2021
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 16 Dec 2020
86
61st
The kid always looks like he's being forced to suck on a lemon at gunpoint and the makeup department went a bit overboard with the wrinkles and chapped eyelids. This does have the greatest bombing scene ever though. I love how the guy making the long walk with the torch is briefly established and when he finally arrives he doesn't get to use it
Rated 16 Dec 2020
feublofeublo
Rated 08 Oct 2020
90
90th
The unforgiving tragedies occupied by war become so brutally poetic here. Relentless, one is unable to shy away from it's tormenting portrait. Illusive is the light dancing around with screams and dark, unimaginable elements, hinting at the fact this is still just cinema on screen - a deep, deep horror lies beneath.
Rated 08 Oct 2020
icarusIcarus
Rated 12 Aug 2020
84
75th
Brutal and unsettling. Beautifully shot with exquisite sound design. I'm especially sensitive to "bad stuff happening to children" or "bad stuff happening at the hands of Nazis," but the film elides most of the actual violence to individuals. But the "breaking the fourth wall close ups" draw us into the lives of these characters with startling intensity. I found the Hitler-y ending way too on the nose.
Rated 12 Aug 2020
c4e5g3d5c4e5g3d5
Rated 10 Aug 2020
100
97th
Hey Hollywood, this is what "raw" and "honest" war movies should look like. None of your sad music "Help me, I just killed someone" melodrama. Having the single best child performance in a movie ever also helps.
Rated 10 Aug 2020
obdurateObdurate
Rated 20 Apr 2020
90
91st
One of the most relentlessly unglamorous films I think I've ever seen. You literally watch the horror on the main characters face a bunch of times. The content is absolutely brutal on many occasions, and the way it's put together--the directing, the shot composition, the ominous skies, the music choices, the dissonant sounds, etc--is legit horrifying. Can a person really enjoy this movie in a conventional sense? I certainly wouldn't recommend it to more casual fans. But it's brilliant.
Rated 20 Apr 2020
shewasSheWas
Rated 25 Jul 2019
95
98th
The question is not / how does one writes poetry after the war / but rather/ how are there wars after poetry.
Rated 25 Jul 2019
larmorlarmor
Rated 27 Jul 2018
84
87th
A very unusual war movie. Instead of the typical frantic editing, here the focus is on long takes and close-ups that magnify the psychological distress of the characters. There's no attempt at showing heroism, only people who have to cope with extreme situations. It could be considered highly realistic in what it chooses to depict, but Klimov opts for a surrealist-like direction at times.
Rated 27 Jul 2018
pratchett3Pratchett3
Rated 16 Dec 2017
10
96th
goddamn
Rated 16 Dec 2017
kavuKavu
Rated 03 Oct 2016
93
98th
Such a haunting movie. Score, shooting, effects, acting, script, all excellent.
Rated 03 Oct 2016
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 03 Dec 2014
95
98th
There are few movie experiences as horrifying, despairing and soul crushing as this.(2nd viewing)
Rated 03 Dec 2014
svengaliSvengali
Rated 31 Aug 2012
27
10th
It kind of reminded me of Utvandrarna and Nybyggarna but much worse, I guess it's the visuals and use of sound that connects them... I wasn't particularly impressed, I had high expectations and it was much of a bore - the explosions were cool but I didn't find much more else to like.
Rated 31 Aug 2012
syntheseizurSyntheseizur
Rated 24 Aug 2012
68
24th
Despite several moments of greatness (nearly all of which occur in the first half), the film lacks the fortitude to carry itself over 130 minutes, and it eventually buckles under it's own weight. The early section is a unique and personal look at war through the eyes a child with some stunning and effective imagery. Slowly it transforms into a manipulative, shallow, one-note propaganda piece. I suspect the first half will stay on my mind for a while, but I'll try to forget the second half.
Rated 24 Aug 2012
zayankZayanK
Rated 02 May 2012
90
84th
Pure total horror.
Rated 02 May 2012
henrikHenrik
Rated 02 Apr 2012
85
90th
War is hell is surrealism on crack is horror.
Rated 02 Apr 2012
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 25 Mar 2012
85
87th
More horror than a war film, Come and See is unrelenting in its brutality. Klimov gets an impressive performance from the young Kravchenko, whose terror-filled face is basically a theme on its own.
Rated 25 Mar 2012
aicheAICHE
Rated 29 Jul 2011
95
99th
Had to sit on the floor to watch this.
Rated 29 Jul 2011
depalmaDePalma
Rated 17 Apr 2011
98
99th
Beautiful filmed. Harrowingly war crimes shown.
Rated 17 Apr 2011
waddayanutswaddayanuts
Rated 29 Nov 2010
79
83rd
Visually stunning and packed with intensity. And there's some interesting symbolism and themes as well. The usual coming-of-age theme of exploring life is neatly juxtaposed with the need for escapistic fantasy when faced with the crualties of war. It's like a surrealistic horror version of Empire of the Sun which deals with similar themes.
Rated 29 Nov 2010
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 04 Oct 2010
90
95th
Mandatory viewing for anybody who claims to like "war movies".
Rated 04 Oct 2010
jmboschJMBosch
Rated 12 Jul 2009
90
91st
A very, very solid contemplation on war, loss of innocence, and humanity. Klimov's directing style forces the viewer to be constantly analyzing their own actions and motivations, or lack thereof. Very contemplative filmmaking.
Rated 12 Jul 2009
mechatiggerMechatigger
Rated 05 Mar 2009
57
26th
Wonderful film technique augments this remembrance of a painful past.
Rated 05 Mar 2009
slrsoapboxSlrSoapbox
Rated 27 Apr 2008
70
41st
Compelling and emotionally draining. I just hope the kid was all right after what the filmmakers put him through.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 14 Sep 2024
80
81st
Flyora Gaishun: "To love... to have children..."
Rated 14 Sep 2024
darklingDarkling
Rated 22 Jul 2024
75
82nd
Whoever fights nazis should see to it that in the process he does not become a nazi: THE MOVIE
Rated 22 Jul 2024
tshamanTShaman
Rated 27 Apr 2024
93
76th
Exactly how a war film should be. It doesn't glorify war or make heroes out of those fighting - it shows war for the utterly horrific thing that it is. I'm not sure what else to say, if you haven't already watch this film
Rated 27 Apr 2024
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 26 Mar 2024
93
96th
I sure did!
Rated 26 Mar 2024
yorgoyorgo
Rated 04 Mar 2024
100
97th
I'm speechless. This film just takes the portrayal of war to a whole new level in terms of brutality. I seriously doubt I will ever forget the images and scenes I just watched. Very disturbing, true horror film without any jumpscares or monsters.
Rated 04 Mar 2024
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
95
99th
Ouch.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
sproostsproost
Rated 10 Feb 2024
60
44th
As an audiovisual experience of unspeakable war crimes this definitely works. But is it an interesting movie? To me, not really. There was too much chaos, random monkey-behavior, incoherent screaming, incomprehensible dialog, blatant overacting, to get invested in a story (if there is one). It makes for a pretty frustrating watch, since the events don’t seem to unfold logically so there’s nothing to grab on to except looking at 2 hours worth of a footage of warcrimes
Rated 10 Feb 2024
natggwdcc1bqrbwNatgGwDcc1BQrbW
Rated 24 Nov 2023
100
92nd
A poetic journey through the eyes of a naive boy in the centre of a situation beyond any individual's control.
Rated 24 Nov 2023
kabinicieglencekabinicieglence
Rated 18 Nov 2023
91
88th
a war could barely be told better than that. nothing more could i write, and we have a lot to learn from this movie to present our history. compared to other war movies, either this is a masterpiece or the others are just superficial imaginary hero movies supported by some cgi, vfx, and related virtual effects.
Rated 18 Nov 2023
srmt99srmt99
Rated 02 Jul 2023
86
70th
A close and personal look at the story of a boy in WWII. I liked it, even if it was a tad too much as some points.
Rated 02 Jul 2023
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 03 Jan 2023
100
99th
The first 30 or 35 minutes of this are pretty good, and then there's a scene that would be the best scene in most movies. Then there are like 20 scenes after that that are just as good or better. Not enough characters here to describe it, but it fully captures war as something to be survived vs. something that is fought, and fully captures just how helpless it is for any one person. Serious contender for my top 10 all time. The sound design is incredible. Pretty much perfect. A very special film
Rated 03 Jan 2023
mr_vincentMr Vincent
Rated 30 Nov 2022
100
99th
I’m astounded. This film is blunt, utterly brutal and it doesn’t pull any punches. Every bullet and explosion being real only adds to its bleakness. The farm lands of Belarus are turned into an apocalyptic nightmare, filled with the most vile of humanity. Not remembering this movie is impossible.
Rated 30 Nov 2022
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 02 Sep 2022
69
89th
Seen a number of years ago and rewatched the date of this rating.
Rated 02 Sep 2022
k177105k177105
Rated 08 Aug 2022
92
82nd
Overwhelming, though will have to watch it again.
Rated 08 Aug 2022
floodbytefloodbYte
Rated 20 Jun 2022
95
97th
I will never forget this movie. The long and slow building up with little music all lead up to the last 30 minutes which completely broke me emotionally. Liubomiras' acting and haunting is impossible to forget. The last song in so incredibly sad when you realize everything that has happened. It also has a very good representation of the faulty people, and right and wrong. Very, very good. Truly a must-watch and one of the best movies I have ever seen.
Rated 20 Jun 2022
thatyoungmthatyoungm
Rated 07 Jun 2022
90
86th
This is a poignant and beautiful film that does an excellent job of illustrating the horrors of war and the loss of innocence that often happens during wartime. It's visually haunting and tragic.
Rated 07 Jun 2022
barnowlBarnowl
Rated 30 May 2022
97
83rd
One of my highest rated foreign language films, Come and See is able to keep your attention throughout even if you don't speak the language. If you watch war films, you need to have seen this one.
Rated 30 May 2022
ab_i_hayaAb-ı Haya
Rated 12 Mar 2022
86
90th
02.21 Sarıgül
Rated 12 Mar 2022
mrcimrci
Rated 27 Feb 2022
70
68th
"There is no glory, no good, no moral values, only sheer terror". Grim soundtrack and psychedelic first half of the movie are stunning.
Rated 27 Feb 2022
cambotterillcambotterill
Rated 16 Jan 2022
81
29th
On the list of films definitely worth watching - once. Clever use of cinematic devices and lingering close-ups amplify the discomfort for the viewer. A must-see for any buff of the war genre.
Rated 16 Jan 2022
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 29 Dec 2021
4
13th
Easily one of the biggest letdowns ever, not just as a war film, but as a film altogether. Klimov's well-intended but incredibly shallow approach lends the film its haphazard and chaotic style, making every action and encounter come across as random and frankly meaningless. It constantly aims for shock value without the emotional/character resonance to back it up. What remains is a 140-minutes slog of a film that's honestly not as memorable, let alone shocking, as its reputation might suggest.
Rated 29 Dec 2021
mike365365mike365365
Rated 12 Dec 2021
76
86th
The kids makeup bothered me. I was less impressed than others with his acting. Still very powerful.
Rated 12 Dec 2021
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 06 Dec 2021
80
85th
Difficult to rate this one, it's super bleak, depressing, horrible and viscious, but it's also a reminder of the evil things that we, as people, can do to others of our kind. While I feel like it's a bit uneven at times (felt that about the ending), overall it's strong in its core and remains a very harrowing experience.
Rated 06 Dec 2021
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
70
45th
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Rated 06 Aug 2021
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 06 Aug 2021
88
97th
The film depicts war as unglamorous in raw fashion, yet what's most striking isn't the brutality but how the films plays with the psyche of war trauma. Trauma is expressed visually rather than verbally, and the use of face shots and audio design excellently display this decline in psyche without uttering a word. This culminates into the final scenes, which, while awkwardly edited with archival footage, conveys an excellent sense of absolute hatred of the Nazi's and the crimes they committed.
Rated 06 Aug 2021
hotsakehotsake
Rated 24 Jul 2021
80
93rd
Weird and out there and super powerful in a hypnotic way.
Rated 24 Jul 2021
doyler29doyler29
Rated 04 Jul 2021
100
96th
It's possibly the only true antiwar film ever made. You would never come away from this with any sense that there's any heroism or nobility involved.
Rated 04 Jul 2021
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 12 Jun 2021
80
78th
As a "plot-first" movie-watcher, I found the storyline lurching too many times to feel like I was really following along. But that fits the theme here of sensory overload, where the sounds and imagery go all out to overwhelm any sense of the rational. Amazing (but difficult) to watch.
Rated 12 Jun 2021
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 03 Apr 2021
90
96th
This film is a nightmare, from start to finish. Relentless. Brutal. Discombobulating. Klimov does not achieve this atmosphere by relying on explicit scenes alone, although these are used sporadically to great effect, but rather slowly builds a visual and auditory landscape that is hellish and hopeless. At times Kilmov does seem to be trying too hard for symbolic impact, e.g. 'Hitler's life in reverse' scene. Also, the use of death-camp footage seems unnecessary. But still, an almost-masterpiece.
Rated 03 Apr 2021
drunkcrowdrunkcrow
Rated 17 Mar 2021
95
99th
Slow burn that rings raw
Rated 17 Mar 2021
adiljunadiljun
Rated 27 Feb 2021
75
94th
marvelous soviet realism but lacking in storytelling. it's like a stunning war documentary. so? why not?
Rated 27 Feb 2021
proximityProximity
Rated 10 Feb 2021
89
89th
Need a fuckin' shower after this one.
Rated 10 Feb 2021
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 07 Feb 2021
4
93rd
best "war movie".
Rated 07 Feb 2021
darrenDarren
Rated 03 Dec 2020
78
71st
"the world doesn't know about Khatyn! They know about Katyn, about the massacre of the Polish officers there. But they don't know about Belorussia. Even though more than 600 villages were burned there!" The reason they know about the latter and not the former is that it serves no purpose to the capitalist elite for us to know the former but the latter can be used as a weapon against communism. An easy distraction while the capitalist smuggled out and employed the monsters of the 3rd reich.
Rated 03 Dec 2020
zwykzwyk
Rated 26 Sep 2020
84
92nd
There are some impressive moments (the burning, the first bombing experience), with great direction and photography. Still, there are other moments that stylistically try to portray the emotions in a very amplified way (specially through acting, edition and soundtrack), this moments look excessive. Even so, the story is incredibly powerful and the good moments make it a great movie.
Rated 26 Sep 2020
homo_ludensHomo Ludens
Rated 09 May 2020
77
16th
Gel gör beni, savaş neyledi
Rated 09 May 2020
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 02 Jan 2020
99
99th
A
Rated 02 Jan 2020
shitbangerShitbanger
Rated 11 May 2019
99
94th
The best Pink Floyd music video.
Rated 11 May 2019
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 20 Mar 2019
75
74th
Had been waiting to see this for 10+ years, so I guess it was inevitable that it would be a little bit of a disappointment. Still really good, but too long.
Rated 20 Mar 2019

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