The Year My Parents Went on Vacation is an appealing dramedy that delicately couches its political and social commentary in a coming of age tale.
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07/09/08
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The Year My Parents Went On Vacation (2008)
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Reviews Counted:52
Fresh:43
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Hamburger deftly refracts the sociopolitical tumult of early '70s Brazil through the lens of a young boy's coming of age, and Joelsas' performance is wise beyond his years.
Theatrical Release:Feb 15, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: This Brazilian import is set during the excitement of the 1970 World Cup. While the country focuses its attention on the epic soccer tournament, a boy is separated from his parents as they are... [More]
Starring: Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Caio Blat, Daniela Piepszyk
Director: Cao Hamburger
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Reviews for The Year My Parents Went On Vacation
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation seems to be about, in the end, is big-time sport as the opiate of the masses.
03/27/08
Top CriticIt has little to do with any actual human experience and everything with re-creating experiences from other movies.
02/14/08
Mauro's character is underwritten, but Michel Joelsas delivers a believable, pained lad capable of still being a child.
01/18/08
An utterly convincing depiction of childhood loneliness and uncertainty, in a world I'd never seen onscreen: the Orthodox Jewish community of Sao Paulo.
04/18/08
The comforting familiarity, even in a foreign country in a time of political strife, is what makes it quietly effective.
05/01/08
[Director Cao] Hamburger's solid craftsmanship ensures a slick, enjoyable product, even if it's too by-the-numbers to really stand out.
02/14/08
You've heard this story before, but what makes The Year My Parents Went on Vacation worth seeing is the unfamiliar setting...the Jewish community of Sao Paolo.
09/19/08
Director and co-writer Cao Hamburger presents all of this in such a timid and sanitized manner that one would suspect childhood wasn't a messy affair. Unfortunately for Hamburger, we've all been there, done that.
04/30/08
An emotionally touching Brazilian film about the spiritual riches and rewards of hospitality experienced by an abandoned and lonely young boy in a strange place.
02/07/08
...you can understand why Brazil proudly offered the film for Oscar consideration.
03/17/08
Director Cao Hamburger has a warm, delicate sensibility that informs the story's commonplace events. Neither the story's drama nor its comedy are overstated.
04/17/08
Top CriticA painless enough movie, which is precisely the problem
08/27/09
Michel Joelsas, the young actor who carries the film, is quite a find ... a fun and charming film.
02/11/08
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation is a meticulous, fascinating and tender story of Brazil in 1970 when revolution was in the air and the World Cup was the hope of bringing a country back together.
03/23/08
The acting is uniformly fine.
02/15/08
Steps into the shoes of youth remembered, a summer when a boy's wide eyes are opened further by disillusion--the final whistle sounds sharp and harsh, echoing long after the game's over. An elegant, reflective film that dekes around coming-of-age cliches.
07/01/08
This droll coming-of-age story, set in the turbulent year of 1970, astutely captures the resilience of the human spirit.
01/21/08
This droll coming-of-age story, set in 1970, astutely captures the resilience of the human spirit.
01/21/08
Be patient and brace yourself for the climax; the wait is definitely worthwhile.
03/28/08
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