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Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2012)

With "Come and See" the director Elem Klimov created a realistic depiction of the horror during World War 2. The plot is about a young boy named Flyora from the Soviet republic who wants to defeat his country after Hitler invaded parts of it. Throughout the movie we follow Flyora who is exposed to the brutality of war, however it seems like he becomes numb to it and at the end only wishes to survive this hell. The movie has an incredibly intense effect on the viewer and leaves the audience in a shocked state of mind. Although it depicts World War 2 and the cruelty it brought out of humankind, our generation does not seem to put much effort into creating a present that will be a better history for the future. Genocides and wars are still happening around the world and our society is reliving the horrors and terrific crimes towards mankind over and over again, which makes the theme of the movie contemporary.