Redwarmin
This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
Stometer
Save your money for something good and enjoyable
Marketic
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
Mikkel-egebjerg
This movie is breathtaking, it makes you see the war from a different perspective that you wouldn't think about.
I knew Germany invaded Russia and what they did, but I was still shocked watching it.
It's a shame that most people don't know about this film, because it's just as good as Schneider's list and pianist even better if you ask me.
grantss
1943, German-occupied Belarus. A teenage boy, Florya, joins the partisans and expects a life of duty and adventure. Little prepares him for the terror and brutality he will witness.Power, brutal WW2 drama. Shows the horror of war - certainly not your average glamour-and-glory WW2 movie. In particular, demonstrates well the atrocities the Germans, and the SS especially, inflicted on Russian civilians in WW2.Not perfect though. Starts in haphazard style, with plot developments that sometimes don't make sense or seem random. Some of the acting can be a bit hammy at times too. However, from a point the movie finds its focus and from then on it is a relentless, gritty, tension-filled ride.
shakercoola
An expressionist, graphic retelling of true events during 1943 when 628 villages and its inhabitants were destroyed by invading German forces. The director was on a mission to bring the terrible acts to light; he bluntly and angrily portrays the mania and brutality of the German SS and the genocidal attitudes of the German soldiers. The protagonist, a boy hoping to defend his family, offers resiliance and dignity, and but endures the anguish of war. There is some light relief too showing the camaraderie of the unfortunate beleagured souls, and his lot as a boy in a man's war.
kennprop
This is based on actual events that happened on the Eastern Front in WW2. The Nazi deeds were monstrous.The suffering of the civilians and common atrocities were done in the name of Hitlers crazy ideology. Ethnic cleansing and industrialized murder were commonplace. This is based on the brutal reality that caused casualties on this front of more than 30 million . Mans depravity as seen thru the eyes of a teenager. A coming of age movie set in an apocalyptic time period. This movie has some Russian quirks but still rates as a monumental film.
