Ivan - Back to the Past
8.6
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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Guto Pasko Director · Alziro Barbosa Cinematographer Heidi Peters Editor
First release August 31, 2011 · Produced in Ukraine, Brazil · Languages Portuguese, Ukrainian
Production
GP7 Cinema
Production
Ukraine · Brazil
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Original title
Iván - De volta para o passado
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese · Ukrainian
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 31, 2011
Brazil · October 1, 2011
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No release date listed for United States.
Ukraine
August 31, 2011 · Theatrical
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