Come and See (1985)
Elem Klimov
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Come and See is a 1985 Soviet epic historical anti-war tragedy film directed by Elem Klimov and starring Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova. Its screenplay, written by Klimov and Ales Adamovich, is based on the 1971 novel Khatyn and the 1977 collection of survivor testimonies I Am from the Fiery Village, of which Adamovich was a co-author. Klimov had to fight eight years of censorship from the Soviet authorities before he was allowed to produce the film in its entirety. Wikipedia. The film follows a young Belarusian boy named Flyora during the Nazi occupation of Byelorussia in World War II. As he joins a group of partisans, he witnesses horrific atrocities and the brutal realities of war, leading to a profound loss of innocence and a harrowing journey through despair and survival.