Flashback
Cast
Credits
Written by: 
Herz Frank
Cinematography: Herz Frank Victor Griberman
Music: Liudgard Gedravichius David Krupnik
Editing: Sergei Usanov
Plot
An autobiographical work from Herz Frank. Images guide us through the countries in which he worked, interspersed with fragments from his earlier films: births, autopsies, circumcisions, prisoners awaiting execution and other shocking themes.
Sinekatalog’s take
An autobiographical documentary in which the filmmaker revisits countries where he worked and fragments of his earlier, often shocking films. It is a retrospective of witnessing life and death at close range. Valuable for admirers of unflinching documentary tradition.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Nika Award 2003: Best Film (Nika Award for Best Film of the CIS and Baltic States)
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (41 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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