The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

2006 1h 43m PT

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7.2

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81%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.3

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 128🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 6,715

Drama

Synopsis

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

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michel Joelsas
Mauro
Germano Haiut
Shlomo
Paulo Autran
Mótel (Avô)
Simone Spoladore
Bia (Mãe)
Eduardo Moreira
Daniel (Pai)
Caio Blat
Ítalo
Daniela Piepszyk
Hanna
Gabriel Eric Bursztein
Bóris

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cao Hamburger
Writers: Claudio Galperin, Cao Hamburger, Bráulio Mantovani
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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ERA

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Directed by Cao Hamburger, shot by Adriano Goldman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Beto Villares. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Daniel Rezende shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michel Joelsas and Germano Haiut and Paulo Autran carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0857355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cao Hamburger directs. Adriano Goldman behind the camera. Beto Villares scores. Daniel Rezende cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Directed by Cao Hamburger, shot by Adriano Goldman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Beto Villares. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Daniel Rezende shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michel Joelsas and Germano Haiut and Paulo Autran carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0857355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.