The Year My Parents Went on Vacation


1h 43m 2007

Brief Synopsis

In 1970, Brazil and the world seem to have been turned upside-down, but 12 year-old Mauro's worries have nothing to do with the military regime which controls the country. His biggest dream is to see Brazil become three-time winner of the World Cup. Suddenly, he is torn from his parents and taken to

Film Details

Also Known As
O Ano Em Que Meus Pais Sairam De Ferias, Year My Parents Went on Vacation
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Period
Political
Release Date
2007
Production Company
CinTart; Frenetic Films; Globo TV; Haut Et Court; Lucky Red; Vertigo Films (Spain)
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; Audiovisual Enterprises (Greece); Bir Film; Métropole Films Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

In 1970, Brazil and the world seem to have been turned upside-down, but 12 year-old Mauro's worries have nothing to do with the military regime which controls the country. His biggest dream is to see Brazil become three-time winner of the World Cup. Suddenly, he is torn from his parents and taken to live in a "strange" and fun-filled community called Bom Retiro, a district in Sao Paolo which is home to a large Jewish and Italian community, among other cultures.

Film Details

Also Known As
O Ano Em Que Meus Pais Sairam De Ferias, Year My Parents Went on Vacation
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Period
Political
Release Date
2007
Production Company
CinTart; Frenetic Films; Globo TV; Haut Et Court; Lucky Red; Vertigo Films (Spain)
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; Audiovisual Enterprises (Greece); Bir Film; Métropole Films Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Narrative Feature Competition) April 25-May 6, 2007.)

Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 8-18, 2007.)

Released in United States Winter February 15, 2008 (NY)

Released in United States on Video July 15, 2008

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States February 2007

Released in United States on Video July 15, 2008

Released in United States Winter February 15, 2008

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 8-18, 2007.

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Narrative Feature Competition) April 25-May 6, 2007.