Come and See (1985) – Filming Locations
Drama / War · Directed by Elem Klimov · Starring Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
Where was Come and See filmed?
- Minsk, Belarus, Minsk – Opening scenes and various locations throughout the film. The film was shot primarily in the Minsk region of Belarus (then Soviet Union), utilizing local landscapes and villages
- Mogilev Oblast, Belarus, Mogilev – Forest and village scenes depicting the war-torn landscape. Extensive filming in the Mogilev region provided the desolate Eastern European countryside essential to the film's brutal atmosphere
- Pripyat, Belarus, Pripyat – Desolate village and landscape scenes. The haunting Belarus locations provided the authentic devastated landscape necessary for depicting World War II destruction