'Come and See' is a certified masterpiece and for me just one of four WW2 war films that truly deserves a perfect 10. Although it's a harrowing film to sit through, it remains such a worthy and deserved experience (nonetheless). The story documents just one village in Belarus (circa 1942), out of over 600 that were cruelly burnt by SS regiments, on the march east. All of the inhabitants, men, women and children were locked inside wooden structures (commonly this would be the local church) and torched. These atrocities committed by the 'Barn Burners' Leibstandarte, are well documented and with just a single Soviet film, shifted the whole focus of attention, firmly out of Hollywood and horrifically into the heart of the Eastern Front; where the Russians eventually destroyed 85% of the 'Nazi War Machine'. 'Come and See' is not only an invitation to witness the truth but also to view a true masterclass of movie making. A must, not only for film students but for budding historians to. The 'War is Hell' theme has never been more clearly evident and even the ammunition fired was genuine for the sake of the mud, rags and tatters of hyper realism.
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