This film as i've stated is only holy hell of a long movie, most of you will either be bored to death by it or have to watch it in two sittings. But for those lucky (and brave few) that stick around the full 4 plus hours, you'll be rewarded with top notch gore that bends reality. Now i don't want to get into many gruesome details, but trust me folks, you of the weak stomach should probably avoid this film at all costs! I do want to bring up one interesting point, this film is missing two full reels of footage because during the post production process the Russian government broke into the offices and confiscated all materials and only gave back a select few reels of film. My question has always been, what the hell was on those reels of film that the Russian Government didn't want the general public seeing?!
Towards the end of the film, i can say as the producers have confirmed through various sources that the autopsy scene is real, it was a child that died and the parents allowed them to use him in the film- can you say sick much? I mean this film is full of human brutality and uncaring its frightening, not because it could happen, but because IT DID HAPPEN! I love this film for one main reason, the director never shy ed anyway from the truth in his story telling. Now as far as the "real pictures" being shown through the film, i have no idea if there real or not, they look aged and if they are indeed true artifacts from that terrible time period it's a stark reminder of what human beings can do to each other without fore thought.
