# Come and See (1985)

> A Belarusian teenager’s brief encounter with Nazi occupation becomes a devastating descent into the living nightmare of war.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14959

## Facts

- Runtime: 142 min
- Genres: Drama, War, Horror, History
- Director: Elem Klimov
- Cast: Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevičius, Vladas Bagdonas, Jüri Lumiste, Viktors Lorencs, Kazimir Rabetsky, Yevgeni Tilicheyev
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, bleak, hallucinatory, serious film study, historical cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A haunting journey through the darkest depths of war, where innocence is shattered in mere days.

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