With the restoration and re-release of Elem Klimov's underappreciated war epic "Come and See," Chance and Noah steel themselves to revisit the film's famously immersive, brutal, even dangerous portrayal of the WWII Eastern Front. (A child actor's hair literally turned white, folks.) Listen as we dive back into the Russian film’s production history, myth, canonization, and assess the lines between majesty and gratuitousness. The 2k restoration from Janus Films opens this month in New York City.

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Be Reel: 'Come And See' Is A War Movie Like No Other