The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

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Theatrical Release Date:

02/15/2008

DVD Release Date:

07/15/2008

Run Time:

104min.

Starring:

Michel Joelsas , Germano Haiut , Caio Blat , Daniela Piepszyk , Liliana Castro

Director(s):

Cao Hamburger

Distributor(s):

City Lights Pictures

MPAA Rating:

PG for thematic material, mild language, brief suggestive content, some violence and smoking.

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: A 12-year-old Brazilian boy who longs to see his team win out over Italy in the 1970 World Cup match finds his entire world turned upside down as his left-wing parents are forced into hiding and he is sent to live with his grandfather in São Paulo's ... Read More

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