Come and See

About Come and See

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.

Come and See (1985) is a history horror film directed by Elem Klimov. It runs 142 minutes and was released in October 1985.

The film is filed under disturbed, horrified, insanity, and war crimes.

Aleksei Kravchenko takes the lead as Flyora Gayshun, Olga Mironova as Glasha, Liubomiras Laucevičius as Kosach, and Vladas Bagdonas as Rubezh. The screenplay is by Ales Adamovich and Elem Klimov. It streams on Criterion Channel in the United States.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Book Thief, and The Neon Demon make useful companions to Come and See, all filed under children in wartime, nazi, and world war ii. TMDB voters put it at 8.2 out of 10 across 2,013 votes and it carries a NR rating.