Please don't spend money on this.

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A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Hi Klaudia, Al took me to see your film this weekend. What an amazing accomplishment! It was beautifully filmed, it has great editing, and wonderful interviews. I don't know how you found all the vintage footage but it was put together really well and told the story from so many different perspectives it made it easier to understand how people were perceiving the various events as they took place. Thank you for making such a powerful document of an important time. It certainly throws a glaring light on how history continues to repeat itself and how we must never become complacent with our politicians.I vote you get the Oscar! Warm regards, Geralynn Krajeck

After seeing this film for the second time, I am even more convinced that it is one of the best documentary films I have seen. Klaudia and her team do a masterful job of weaving fascinating archival footage with historical perspective and personal interviews that are at times heart warming and at other times gut wrenching. I have never seen the story of 1956 told by including interviews with freedom fighters as well as AVO (the hated secret police) officers and even Russian soldiers.This film is an unforgettable history lesson for those interested in the events that lead up to the 1956 Revolution in Hungary, what happened during those fateful days when the Soviet Union was brought to it's knees by the youth of a tiny nation, and the days after the Revolution was crushed. Unlike other films on this topic, Torn from the Flag does a remarkable job of providing international context for this period, by including footage from other countries, historical information about major influencing global factors (Eisenhowers re-election, United Nations proceedings and the Suez Canal) and interviews with historical figures (Kissinger, Hapsburg, etc) and a handful of historians.As the proud daughter and granddaughter of '56-ers, the Revolution is an important topic for me and a story I feel it is important to tell over and over again in as many forms of media as possible. The spirit of 1956 must live on. This film not only does it justice, but it also takes the topic to a whole new audience. Bravo.

Kladia Kovacs' documentary is a testament to those who fought for the principles of freedom from tyranny. That is why this film is so relevant and poignant today. The lessons learned by revolutions are often painful but necessary ones, and that is what is conveyed in "Torn from the Flag". What I enjoyed about this film were the interviews with both the veterans of the revolution and those working for the Soviet side. These interviews are inter-cut with images and footages of the actual events making for a nicely balanced and well edited piece of film making: objective yet personal.The 1956 Hungarian revolution may not be discussed much in American history classes and schools, but if anything the event played a pivotal role in changing the course of the history of a nation, its people and some may say a continent. And this is what the documentary so deftly portrays. Kudos!

Torn from the Flag is a true eye-opener on international policies. It gives you a very thorough understanding of the history surrounding the Cold War Era and the ideology of communism with touching and moving testimonies from several interesting interviewees. It shows us the unforeseen consequences of Western good intent and propaganda espousing democracy and freedom without the necessary follow-through - like our current situation in the Middle East. Director Klaudia Kovacs' courageous and exciting film examines these important matters through her young, compassionate, non-judgmental, brilliant eye. I highly recommend it to all viewers interested in international, social, and/or human-rights issues.