Turn Your Body to the Sun

Synopsis

The incredible life story of a Soviet soldier of Tatar descent who was captured by the Nazis during WWII. Today, his daughter Sana is tracing the path of her silent father, trying to understand what made him the man she knew as a child, through his diaries, as well as various personal and public archives and registries. As she accompanies Sana in her journey, filmmaker Aliona van der Horst excavates film archives, to find traces of those millions of Soviet soldiers who were caught in the crossfire of fighting between dictators, who were there but were easily left out of the narrative of the global war.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Aliona van der Horst
Editing	Editor	Gys Zevenbergen
Writing	Screenplay	Aliona van der Horst
Production	Producer	Ilja Roomans
Camera	Director of Photography	Rogier Timmermans
Sound	Sound	Rik Meier
Department	Role	Name

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