O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias

Nov 2 2006 PG 1h 50m
Drama

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

Plot

In 1970, near the World Cup, Daniel Stern and his wife Miriam leaves Belo Horizonte in a hurry and scared with their ten years old son Mauro in their Volkswagen. While traveling to São Paulo, the couple explains Mauro that they will travel on vacation and will leave Mauro with his grandfather Mótel. Daniel promises to return before the first game of the Brazilian National Soccer Team in the Cup. The boy is left in Bom Retiro, a Jewish and Italian neighborhood, and waits for Mótel in front of his apartment. When the next door neighbor Shlomo arrives, he tells the boy that Mótel had just had a heart attack and died. Alone and without knowing where his parents are, the boy is lodged by Shlomo and the Jewish community. Through the young neighbor Hanna, Mauro makes new friends, cheers for the Brazilian team and sees the movement of the police and militaries on the streets while waiting for his parents.

Written by

Adriana Falcão, Claudio Galperin, Cao Hamburger

Directed by

Cao Hamburger

Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Gullane Entretenimento, Globo Filmes, Caos Produções Cinematográficas, Miravista

Languages

Português

Awards

32 wins & 38 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
6,759
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA