Unwatchables is thrilled to welcome Chris Gillotte, aka Letterboxd’s Ziglet_mir, for our “Horrors of War” episode. Both of this week’s films filter the atrocities of World War II through the traumatized eyes of a child: 1985’s nightmarish Soviet classic Come and See, and the 2019 adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński’s scandalous The Painted Bird. We discuss the films’ opposed stylistic approaches, the value of meticulously recreating real-life horrors, and how much it matters that The Painted Bird is total bullshit.

Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.

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