The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

7.2IMDb Score
Released:2006-09-26
Genre:Drama
Duration:103 min
Country:Brazil
Director:Cao Hamburger
Actors:Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Paulo Autran, Simone Spoladore, Eduardo Moreira
Production:Globo Filmes, Gullane Entretenimento, Miravista, Caos Produções Cinematográficas, Petrobras

Overview:

A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.

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