| RATING: | 80% |
| FORMAT: | DVD |
[Come & See]
Subjectivist war movie that gets the point of defensive war (establishing truth over lies) from the position of someone whose entire Russian village is massacred by occupying Germans. This disorienting technique immerses us in the muck; while firmly anchoring us emotionally.
The life changes wrought, not by war as such, but by the realization that war is inescapable, are shown with chilling candour. To become effective, the Russian partisans must act in accordance with the old rubric: The only good Nazi is a dead one.
The acting is as grueling to watch as to perform in its search for extreme authenticity. There is a deft understanding of the anger Total War causes - without indulging in narcissistic emotionalism.
Ultimately, a clever indictment of White supremacy, as a young man visibly ages in his journey through the killing fields of Byelorussia.
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