
After being captured by Nazis during WWII, a Soviet solider of Tatar descent becomes a silent mystery to his family and community. Sixty years later, his adult daughter attempts to uncover and discover who her unknowable father truly was as a person. Weaving together passages of his personal diary with luminous archival material, TURN YOUR BODY TO THE SUN evolves beyond the portrait of one man into a powerful tapestry honoring millions of Soviet soldiers whose stories have been erased by time
- Year2021
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageDutch, Russian
- CountryNetherlands
- DirectorAliona van der Horst
- ScreenwriterAliona van der Horst
- ProducerIlja Roomans
- CinematographerRogier Timmermans
- EditorGys Zevenbergen
After being captured by Nazis during WWII, a Soviet solider of Tatar descent becomes a silent mystery to his family and community. Sixty years later, his adult daughter attempts to uncover and discover who her unknowable father truly was as a person. Weaving together passages of his personal diary with luminous archival material, TURN YOUR BODY TO THE SUN evolves beyond the portrait of one man into a powerful tapestry honoring millions of Soviet soldiers whose stories have been erased by time
- Year2021
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageDutch, Russian
- CountryNetherlands
- DirectorAliona van der Horst
- ScreenwriterAliona van der Horst
- ProducerIlja Roomans
- CinematographerRogier Timmermans
- EditorGys Zevenbergen