aronoffpa An impressive historical lesson on the bravery and tenacity of the Magyar people. Little known details to the Western world became very real and important to my understanding of the 1956 anti-Comminist rebellion. Thanks to Ms. Kovacs for what is obviously a successful opus of love.The visuals of the destruction and mayhem perpetrated by the Communists is the proof to the acolytes of the Soviet Union and those who never understood the moral differences between the Soviet Union and the US. The refugees from 1956 who have made free lives in this country testify which side was right and which was wrong during the Cold War.Phillip Aronoff Houston, Texas

meadowviewpix History is made accessible and engaging in TORN FROM THE FLAG, a film whose first person accounts of the Hungarian Revolution are gripping, informative and, ultimately, very moving! And the film looks great. Gorgeous! No big surprise with the likes of László Kovács and Vilmos Zsigmond behind the lens. One story in particular moved me -- a world-weary man bent on revenge after the war has his heart turned in a single moment with an innocent child. Directors Klaudia Kovacs and Endre Hules have clearly put their hearts into this project, which I understand was a long time in the making. They should be proud of themselves, as this is first rate work.Would not be surprised to see TORN among the nominees at the next Academy Awards Ceremony.

bklyn-boylan The subject (Hungarian Uprising of 1956), which has been unjustly neglected, is well worth filming and I learned things I hadn't known before or had forgotten. The movie itself is obviously the director's first feature, and as such it has both the flaws of a first feature and the promise of a director who has the main principle right: find a good story, especially one that has not been filmed before. One problem is that there is too much time devoted to talking heads, which got a bit boring, at least for me. The director might have used more of the talk (reminiscences and analysis) as voice-overs while showing archival footage, much of which is excellent. That could have tightened the film, which needed greater variety of pace and a sense of build-up. That said, I'm glad I saw it and I recommend it. It's good and worth seeing, but don't expect a masterpiece. Some of the comments about it are from the heart and draw on personal memories and more intimate (family?) knowledge of the events. I can't and don't argue with that, for this is valid. I write as someone not of Hungarian descent who is interested in the subject and in films. I wanted to like it more than I actually did, though I did.

yudit-3 Torn from the Flag is a very good, dynamic, emotional film about freedom. In 1956, Hungary, a tiny nation of only 10 million people rose against tyranny and with the Hungarian army's help won against the Soviet army who had been "temporarily" in Hungary since WWII. The Hungarians were free for 13 days. Even though the revolt was then militarily defeated, the spirit of freedom never died. Hungary's revolt influenced other nations to stand up against the communist system. Multi-talented filmmaker (Producer, Director, Writer) Klaudia Kovacs dreamt the story and carried through her dream. Hungarian history is a living testimony: only temporarily can you keep a nation under terror. Today, as we know very well, many nations need to have their flag "torn." Instead of vengeance, love, understanding and humanism need to come!