“It was written and directed by two men who were on the eastern front during Germany’s genocide campaign in Belarus, the campaign that killed 27 million Russians. The movie depicts the writer’s experience as a teenage soldier. It was made during the time of the Soviet Union and the actions of the Germans depicted in the movie were deemed so intense and disturbing that even the Soviet Union who basically controlled all media at the time asked them to tone it down. The movie uses a real child actor, real animals, and real live ammunition. It could never be made today. It is haunting, disturbing, and based 100% in reality. It shows there are no heroes in war and will destroy any notion one may have that war is ever a good idea. It makes Saving Private Ryan look like Over the Hedge.”

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Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/elizabeth_cotton/most-disturbing-movies