War film with sickening ’25 minutes from hell’ has become the highest rated film ever

the war as a child, poured those memories into the film, creating a deeply personal and unflinching portrait of loss and trauma.

The story follows Flyora, a young Belarusian boy played by Aleksei Kravchenko, whose innocence is shattered as he witnesses the unspeakable atrocities committed by German forces.

Shot in chronological order, the film mirrors continue reading …