Ivan - Back to the Past
Iván - De volta para o passado
Synopsis
In 1942, Ivan Boyko was expelled from his native village in the Ternopil region to forced labor in Germany. In 1948, he emigrated to Brazil and never returned, but he remained faithful to his country's cultural traditions through music. The film documents the return of 91-year-old Ivan to his homeland after 68 years of separation, where he visits his relatives and his native village. The visual and sound images that emerge from reading Ivan's diaries relay his own experience of emigrant life, conveying the bitterness of building a new life in a foreign land. Starring Ivan Boyko himself.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Guto Pasko
- Original Title
- Iván - De volta para o passado
- Country of Origin
- Ukraine, Brazil
- Spoken Languages
- Portuguese, Ukrainian
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- GP7 Cinema
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Guto Pasko
Alziro Barbosa
Heidi Peters
Andréia Kaláboa
Department Leadership Roster
Guto Pasko
Director
Heidi Peters
Editor
Alziro Barbosa
Director of Photography
Andréia Kaláboa
Producer
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What is Ivan - Back to the Past about?
In 1942, Ivan Boyko was expelled from his native village in the Ternopil region to forced labor in Germany. In 1948, he emigrated to Brazil and never returned, but he remained faithful to his country's cultural traditions through music. The film documents the return of 91-year-old Ivan to his homeland after 68 years of separation, where he visits his relatives and his native village. The visual and sound images that emerge from reading Ivan's diaries relay his own experience of emigrant life, conveying the bitterness of building a new life in a foreign land. Starring Ivan Boyko himself.
Who directed Ivan - Back to the Past?
Ivan - Back to the Past was directed by Guto Pasko.
Who stars in Ivan - Back to the Past?
The principal cast of Ivan - Back to the Past includes Ivan Boyko.
When was Ivan - Back to the Past released and how long is it?
Ivan - Back to the Past was released in 2011 with a total runtime of Unknown.