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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
A gentle coming-of-age film set in 1970 Brazil.
03/28/08
Director Cao Hamburger, a Brazilian of Italian and German descent, treats this development with a very light hand.
03/28/08
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 CriticThe 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
Joelsas does an incredible job carrying a movie on his tiny shoulders.
03/21/08
This nuanced coming-of-age drama by Cao Hamburger exudes warmth without getting mired in nostalgia.
03/21/08
This 1970-set tale of a 12-year-old shaped by three driving forces--his country's brutal dictatorship, his left-wing parents' disappearance and a nation's obsession with the World Cup--pulls you into a well-observed world and its characters.
03/20/08
Top Critic...you can understand why Brazil proudly offered the film for Oscar consideration.
03/17/08
Director Cao Hamburger's decision to capture the era through Mauro's eyes makes the world outside of soccer vague and frustrating
02/23/08
Writer-director Cao Hamburger works well with child actors and has a spare, unforced style.
02/15/08
One of those adorable foreign kid/cranky old folks heartwarmers.
02/15/08
A sweet and somber film that works hard to overcome its limitations.
02/15/08
Top CriticA pleasant mix of sentimentality and political intrigue.
02/15/08
The acting is uniformly fine.
02/15/08
It has little to do with any actual human experience and everything with re-creating experiences from other movies.
02/14/08
[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
... neither striking nor ultimately memorable, but it provides a pleasant diversion ...
02/14/08
The film's final third contains a glimmer of a great movie wanting to break out.
02/13/08
Top CriticThe director's understatement is married to a story that's frustratingly unexceptional.
02/13/08
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