Aleksei Kravchenko, Jüri Lumiste, Liubomiras Lauciavicius
A boy is unwillingly thrust into the atrocities of war in WWII Byelorussia, fighting for a hopelessly unequipped resistance movement against the ruthless German forces. Witnessing scenes of abject ter...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 23, 2001
Stats: 636 reviews
A young Russian lad dreams of leaving his mother and younger siblings behind to join the Partisan army and "kill Germans". But later, when his military unit pulls out and orders him to stay and guard the camp, he finds himself alone behind enemy lines in the midst of a Nazi blit...( read more)
I first saw this movie a couple of years ago. I didn't really know what to think of it at first. The soundtrack on the DVD is a little messy and the acting was a bit strange. I knew it had affected me though in a way that not many other movies had. As time went by I began to real...( read more)
With evocative sound and music this film tells the story of a world that teeters on lyrical poeticism and expressionist nightmare. reminded me a lot of andrei tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood
Unlike any war film I've seen before. The story involves a rite-of-passage of a young Byelorussian villager who is drafted into the army to fight the Nazis during WWII.
This film not only shows the horrors of war, but throws you right in the middle of it, showing the receiv...( read more)
Remarkable and unsettling recount of the holocaust in Byelorussia. Director Elem Klimov's approach is crude, brutal and precise, just the right tone for this horrific odyssey of inhumanity, death and utter chaos. the final montage is spellbinding.
It's like a fucking bad acid trip, it's so fucking insane and brutal that every war film after is basically worthless. It affected me like few movies have, it drained my soul out of my asshole into a puddle of tears. They found the perfect kid to follow on this journey of unrelen...( read more)
This film about war is unique and exceptional in all means, especially the camera work and also the scale of production. But after all, i didn't like the way it ended.
Dang, this one almost hit me in the gut with its sheer power and realism. Instead, it aimed higher at my subconscious and my mind, and it was still damn disturbing - it's as if you're one of the citizens in the town, and every danger and casualty you're able to feel. Truly a powe...( read more)
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