235 of 1001 Movies: Come and See (1985)

I thought I had seen some of the most horrific and brutal of movies, but most only seem like a glimpse of horror compared to Elem Klimov's Come and See. Klimov has a way of shooting that makes living in a village in Russia during World War II one of the most terrifying experiences, and all seen through the eyes of a young boy. Klimov doesn't even have to get graphic to get the chill of the scenes to the viewer. Implying is enough, and sends way more horror than showing the actual acts.

Summary: Florya is a boy becoming a teen, and with that the want to be a man. He is wanting to join the partisan to fight against the German forces travelling through Russia, and murdering and burning villages. Florya finds a gun that enables him to join even though his family doesn't want him involved with the horrors they are much more aware of. After joining he meets Glasha, who has been rescued by the Partisan, and they make a friendship as the war begins to fall on them. Florya's world is turned upside down as he witnesses the first of the attacks and travels home to find his village has been destroyed.