The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Original title: O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias
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7.3/10
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A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with political crackdowns by the military dictatorship.A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with political crackdowns by the military dictatorship.A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with political crackdowns by the military dictatorship.
- Awards
- 32 wins & 38 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaBrazil's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards. The film was one of the nine films that made it to the January's short list but failed to secure the nomination.
- GoofsWhen Mauro arrives in São Paulo, he looks out to the car window noticing the tall buildings - the known Banespa Tower (now Farol Santander) and the Marchetti building, located in the city's downtown. Not only it's a shot on reverse but completely unpractical to the place he and his parents were going - Bom Retiro is located below downtown - and the particular area they were going, shot from right to the left, is completely off traffic since it's an one-way street that only moves from left to right.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Por Dentro do Filme 'O Ano em que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias' (2006)
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The premise appears simple, but that's only on surface. Suddenly, the country is divided between the euphoria of the 1970 World Cup (in which Brazil was champion for the third time) and the anguish of the dictatorship. That could be good material for biting social critique, but the movie takes a radically different path. It follows the life of a kid, whose parents are leaving for "vacations". He's left at his grandfather's apartment, only to find out that he died hours before his arrival. Finding himself in the unnatural environment of a Jewish community, having no news about his parents and having to live with a grumpy old man, he finds comfort in football and everything that deals with it.
Fans of the hyperactivity and non-linearity of City Of God will have to expect a completely different style here. While there are flashes of comedy and quirkiness, the movie is very focused and delicately paced. There isn't a lot that can be told here, really, and I won't go on spoiling the story. Check it out for yourself, if only to witness the clashing contrast between two opposite realities in a way no history book could deliver.
Fans of the hyperactivity and non-linearity of City Of God will have to expect a completely different style here. While there are flashes of comedy and quirkiness, the movie is very focused and delicately paced. There isn't a lot that can be told here, really, and I won't go on spoiling the story. Check it out for yourself, if only to witness the clashing contrast between two opposite realities in a way no history book could deliver.
- Tubular_Bell
- Nov 23, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- R$3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $807,117
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $80,655
- Feb 17, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $3,218,370
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006) officially released in India in English?
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