Elem Klimov's 1985 masterpiece Come and See is certainly a film that will make you miserable and put you on the verge of tears, but surely for the right reasons. I was actually surprised that I'd never heard of Come and See before stumbling upon it through a youtube video a week ago - some of my favourite films, notably 2008's Waltz with Bashir , are anti-war films that portray a deeply traumatic and shocking message, in total contrast to the often-depicted romanticism of war. I've always stood by the belief that the best war films are anti-war films that don't have happy endings, and that depict in the most realistic of ways the utter hopelessness and futility of conflict. Come and See couldn't fit that description better. I'll be spoiling a lot of the plot talking about the movie here, so I'd highly recommend that you watch it if you're at all interested; but I'll give a sincere warning that the film might affect your mental wellbeing or ...