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The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2008)
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"The Year my Parents Went on Vacation is a pretty involving little movie taking place during the military dictatorship in Brazil, with all things revolving around the impending World Cup. The second half of the movie is outstanding--it just took me a while to get there, because I was bored to tears with the first half. The slow beginning is a result of lingering upon well-trodden and predictable plot devices. We know that we are in dictatorial Brazil, and Mauro's (the kid, played magnificently by Michel Joelsas) parents are going on vacation and leaving him behind. They are nervous, anxious, agitated, and keep looking long and sadly at their son. And we are led, basically spoon-fed, to believe that Mauro's parents are probably radical leftists, fleeing repression and an almost certain arrest. This would be fine if it were not dwelled upon for 10 minutes--there are so many innuendos as to the parents' political affiliation and the fact that they probably won't return from their ... "
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"Mauro (played by Michel Joelsas) is like all ten-year-olds. He loves his parents, his friends, but most of all soccer. However innocence is only granted to the children of Brazil in 1970. Unbeknownst to Mauro, his parents are in trouble. They all quickly pack their things and take Mauro to his grandfather’s place. His parents continue to say that they are only ‘going on vacation’ and they should return soon. When Mauro asks when they would return, they say they will return by the World Cup. This sets the stage for Cao Hamburger’s The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2007).
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"The Year My Parents Went On Vacation follows the emotional journey of a child hastily abandoned by his parents that is forced to adapt to the unfamiliar surroundings he now finds himself transplanted to. In the weeks leading up to the 1970 World Cup, Mauro is moved from his comfortable home to the noisy and alien streets of São Paulo, Brazil to stay with his grandfather while his parents go on a spur of the moment 'vacation.' Left standing with suitcase in hand on the curb of his new home, Mauro is immediately confronted with the death of his impromptu caretaker and left to forage for himself in an empty apartment. Days turn to weeks and an unlikely friendship forms between Mauro and the elderly Jewish neighbor that begrudgingly views the child's situation as an exercise in faith. The simplistic nature of the film allows for a heartwarming adventure about the naiveté of youth and the struggle of maintaining ones religious and political convictions in the face of hards ... "
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"Director Cao Hamburger tells an almost Truffaut-like story of childhood, impossible love, abandonment and ultimately being found. This film reminds me a lot of The 400 Blows as children occupy the main space of this film. The actors give an almost neo-realist performance as characters who could be anyone you know. They are played to perfection and very relatable. The writing is humorous in the right places while choosing to remain classy instead of raunchy. I appreciate the extra effort taken to make this film approachable for all ages while being sophisticated at the same time. The somewhat whimsical story doesn't hold back on dealing with political issues and world events of the 1970s in Brazil. I feel that this is a very powerful tale of finding out that home and family are what you make of it. You could miss what isn't there but then you are just missing what is. Perhaps thats an overly optimistic view of it. If you enjoy films by Francois Truffaut, Roberto Rossellini ... "
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"O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (2006)***** SPOILERS *****The Year My Parents Went On Vaction tells the story of a pre-teen boy in São Paulo, Brazil, separated from his parents during a military coup in 1970. As the army takes over, the country is distracted in part by Brazil's successes in the World Cup of that year (sort of like following the pennant race or NFL football in the U.S. as the country's financial system implodes). The movie is pleasant, never dull, well shot, with a delicate score that adds to the feelings of sadness and loss inherent in the plot (the director threw out the first score written for the movie; Beto Villares then did it over and got it right).TYMPWOV begins with a mother and father taking their son to grandfather's house in São Paulo. The three are riding in a VW bug, '65 or earlier. A Brazilian friend suggests that for verisimilitude, they should have been in a Renault or Citroen, because the bug was the inexpensive ... "
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Pele vs. Military Dictatorship
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"The Year My Parents Went on Vacation is a movie about many things. It's about the process of growing up. It's about soccer, it's about politics, and it's about judaism. Somehow, all of these elements come together to make a touching movie that's just as beautiful and haunting as other South American politically and culturally charged dramas, such as "The Motorcycle Diaries." Our main character is young Mauro, a 12-year-old sent to live with his grandparents when his own parents flee Brazil's totalitarian regime in 1970, under the pretense of "going on vacation." Upon his arrival, Mauro finds that his grandfather has just died, and it's up to an elderly jewish neighbor, Shlomo, to take care of him. Turns out that Mauro's family is supposed to be jewish, too, but the boy was raised outside of the faith, something Shlomo finds to be highly disturbing. Fortunately, during the course of his stay in Sao Paulo, Mauro forms a sort of family with Shlomo, a group of kids in the building, and ... "
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"***** Stars out of 5 Directed by: Cao Hamburger. Starring: Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut and Daniela Piepszyk Running Time: 104 minutes Rated: PG Released: 2007 Language: Portuguese with English subtitles Synopsis: The year referred to in the title of this film is 1970. Brazil is being held by a totalitarian regime. The great soccer player, Pele has just scored his thousandth goal and the national team is preparing for the World Cup. Mauro (Joelsas) is like any 12 year old Brazilian boy at the time. He thinks only of soccer and girls. Unfortunately for him, his political parents have to leave him with his Grandfather while they go “on vacation”.
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"Cinema 4 Rating: 7I never went out and actively looked for a job in soccer. It never even occurred to me that one would ever want a job in soccer. And yet, I have one. I stumbled upon it absolutely by accident, and it has meant the world to me. I have learned so much through this stumble -- not necessarily about soccer -- and I hope that others perceive that I am the better for it, because that is certainly how I feel about it.Before I took this job, though, I never imagined just how fully vested the rest of the world outside the U.S. was in this simple sport, what has been termed "the beautiful game" by people far more knowledgeable about these things than I am. Me, I always assumed that the game which had trademarked beauty was my beloved baseball -- you know, the one with the spitting, crotch-grabbing, often yokel players and the brushback pitches and mound-charging brawls. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that eye just beheld some chin music...Hell, as a kid, I never e ... "
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"City Lights Pictures presents a film by Cao Hamburger. The Year My Parents Went on Vacation stars Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Simone Spoladore, Eduardo Moreira, and Caio Blat. This picture was written by Adriana Falcão, Claudio Galperin, Cao Hamburger, Bráulio Mantovani, and Anna Muylaert. The film is presented in Portuguese, Yiddish, and German with English Subtitles. It runs 105 minutes and has an MPAA rating of PG. Eleven-year-old Mauro’s parents are on the run in Brazil in 1970. With authorities closing in on the young Communist couple, they find themselves with no other option but to drop Mauro with his Grandfather as they flee “on vacation”. When the Grandfather is unable to care for the boy, Mauro finds himself in the care of his Grandfather’s neighbor, Shlomo, an aging Orthodox Jew. While his parents had promised to return before the finals of the World Cup, Mauro awaits their return as he watches the World Cup playoffs and be ... "
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Favorite Brazilian movie of 2006
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"This rightfully won the special jury award for best fictional film in the 2006 Sao Paulo International Film Festival. In my opinion, it was the best Brazilian movie I saw in 2006. "
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