Ivan - Back to the Past

Ivan - Back to the Past 2011 Directed by Guto Pasko Iván - De volta para o passado

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.

Country Brazil

Production Countries Brazil , Ukraine

Language Portuguese

Spoken Languages Portuguese , Ukrainian

Gnere Documentary

Production Company GP7 Cinema

Release Date 31 August 2011