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Come and See
Why this pick
Like The Painted Bird, it follows a child through wartime atrocity with an unflinching, hallucinatory visual intensity and a deeply destabilizing moral atmosphere.
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MOVIE2019 2h 49m CZE
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A young Jewish boy in Poland seeks refuge in the forest during World War II where he encounters many different characters.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Petr Kotlar
Joska
Nina Šunevič
Marta
Ala Sakalova
Olga
Udo Kier
Miller
Stellan Skarsgård
Hans