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WWII Movie With ‘Sickening 25-Minute Sequence From Hell’ Becomes ‘Highest-Rated Film Of All Time’
A WWII movie with a ‘sickening 25-minute sequence from hell’ becomes the ‘highest-rated film of all time.’
The historical war film, recognized for its harrowing scenes, is universally lauded and described as a must-see.
Discussing it on social media, one person writes: “It is horrifying, accurate, [and] devastating in every sense.”
Another adds: “This isn’t a fun and enjoyable film but it’s a necessary one.”
“One of the most disturbing films I’ve ever seen,” a third declares. “This is going to stick with me for a long time, truly a testament to the devastating power of cinema.”
Over on Letterboxd, the social media platform for reviewing movies, users have voted the movie as the ‘highest narrative feature film of all time.’
The Soviet anti-war film is primarily based on the 1971 novel ‘Khatyn’ by Ales Adamovich, and the 1977 collection of survivor testimonies in ‘I Am from the Fiery Village.’
Directed by Soviet-Russian director Elem Klimov, who drew on his childhood war experiences, it follows the German occupation of Belarus and events witnessed by a teenager called Flyora (played by Aleksei Kravchenko).
The film was shot chronologically, following Flyora as he goes from a carefree boy to scarred by atrocities.
In one particularly harrowing 25-minute sequence, dubbed ‘one of the most sickening depictions of wartime’ (as per Collider), the young boy is captured by the Germans who hold a gun to his head, forcing him to watch as a whole village is being burnt alive in a church.
Kravchenko, who did not act for a decade after the movie, said he was treated as ‘a grown-up person’ during his time on set and was expected ‘to work to the sweat of my brow.’
The film’s star even revealed he was hypnotized to help him cope with shooting some of the most horrific scenes in the film.
However, per IMDb, Kravchenko turned out not to be susceptible to hypnosis and had to pretend all the way.
The young actor was even shown footage of concentration camps by the director in order to set the tone of the movie’s direction.
It’s also said that Kilmov told Kravchenko to lose weight for the role, as he was too rosy-cheeked. The actor went on an inch diet, where he would only drink water for two days on end along with jogging for hours a day, as per a YouTube interview.
Come and See, with its impressive Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 96%, ranked 41st in the Sight and & Sound Directors’ poll of the Greatest Films of all Time.
In a post on Facebook, Letterboxd said: “Elem Klimov’s Come and See is now officially the highest-rated narrative feature film of all time on Letterboxd.
“It’s the fourth film to ever take that spot after The Godfather, Parasite, and Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Watch the trailer for Come and See below…
Come and See is available to watch on Apple TV.
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