Come And See (aka: Idi I Smotri) (2 Discs)

Quite simply the most distressing film I have ever seen. However this is not a criticism. I felt emotionally drained and couldn't quite come to terms with what I had just witnessed.
And that is what you are-a witness. A witness to levels of psychological violence that continues to build around the young central character until he is a dried out husk of a boy-sucked dry by the vampric apocalypse that was Operation Barborrosa.
There are many stand out moments but nothing prepares you for the climax-the extermination of an entire village at the hands of a desperate column of S.S.
The despair of the villagers situation is tangible-communicated by hysterical sound design and lucid editing rather than graphic depictions of violence.
An experience like no other.

(Quote:RyanGK) ...portrays the Germans as evil homecidal types that I would say is very unjustifed and one-sided opinion Russian point of view. Not all German soldiers were Waffen SS Nazi murderers.

Yes, maybe but the soldiers portrayed in this film were Waffen SS Nazi murderers (to quote you yet again) and I thought the film was a very powerful and important film to watch. There was no one-sidedness about the film, this happened all over Russia and I can well understand why, being Russian, why they might feel the way they did towards the Nazi regime, especially after watching this film. 10/10

I Could go on for hours about this film,but theres no point"Just watch it & live the experience for your self,its hands down one of the most realistic films ever made,& Tear rolling down your face Brilliant!!!!!!!!!

Sitting through this film was an effort in as much as it is so raw.The films lead is so believable as the bewildered young boy thrust into WW2 conflict in rural Russia.
The way the film builds with each horror and realism is only countered by moments of snatched calm.
Judge for yourselves,come and see.

This was both the greatest and yet most disturbing and emotionally draining war film i have ever seen. The film has an almost nightmarish qualty to it which is both surreal and unsettling at the same time. For those who say Saving Private Ryan is the greatest war film ever made, then i suggest they watch this film. Although Saving Private Ryan was good in some respects, especially from a Hollywood perspective, this film shows WAR in all its violence, death and destruction and nothing is left to the imagination. In comparison this film makes Saving Private Ryan look like an episode of Dad's Army. I must admit it is not your conventional war film as such, however it is certainly worth a watch, if you can stand to watch it. Don't be put off by this review however. Yes the film is harrowing and it stays with you a long time after watching it and it is certainly not a film to watch to relax or chill out. The film is important as it represents a side of the Second World War little see in film, especially as most Hollywood films are western-centric, focusing on the Allies, so this film is therefore different.