Torn from the Flag

The film's world premiere was in Hollywood, in the American Film Institute’s film festival, AFI Fest. It was screened in the festival’s "Milestones" section—described as "celebrating the best of the best"—along with films by Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni. Tickets for the premiere sold out in 45 minutes, and the film received a standing ovation. To date, the film has been invited to participate in 20 festivals, and is the recipient of 8 awards and recognition.

Torn from the Flag: a Film by Klaudia Kovacs was invited to and presented at the United States Congress by U.S. Representative Tom Lantos and was entered into the Congressional Record.

Teach with Movies, a non-profit organization that encourages schools to use films as educational tools, selected Torn from the Flag as "an excellent supplement to units on the Cold War."

European Studies and the Department of Government at Cornell University invited the film for a special screening along with the filmmaker, Klaudia Kovacs. UCLA Extension, Osher Institute followed suit and included Torn from the Flag: a Film by Klaudia Kovacs in their Winter Course, 2025.

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• The Hollywood Reporter
• LA Weekly
• The Budapest Times
• MovieMaker Magazine
• Congressional Record of the United States America
• American Cinematographer

• Official Website
• Torn from the Flag: A Film by Klaudia Kovacs at IMDb
• The director-producer-writer's homepage