Come and See
The cruelest side of war.
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.
- Director
- Elem Klimov
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $21M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
12 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Come and See actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Come and See appears in 4 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Horror Movies Ranked #9
Placed at #9 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #9
Placed at #9 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #96
Placed at #96 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #249
Placed at #249 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Come and See returned 4.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $21M
- Release date
- Oct 17, 1985
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Belarusian, German
- Country
- Soviet Union
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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