The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (O ano em que meus pais saíram de férias)
Directed by: Cao HamburgerCast list: Michel Joelsas (Mauro), Daniela Piepszyk (Hanna), Germano Haiut (Shlomo), Paulo Autran (Mótel), Caio Blat (Ítalo), Simone Spoladore (Bia), Eduardo Moreira (Daniel), Liliana Castro (Irene), Rodrigo dos Santos (Edgar)
Country: Brazil
Year: 2006
Genres: Drama /
Runtime: 105 min.
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In 1970, near the World Cup, Daniel Stern and his wife Miriam leaves Belo Horizonte in a hurry and scared with their twelve 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.
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA####COMA##Upper Primary school##COMA##Secondary school, 12 to 14##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Physical education (PE) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Religion / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / politics, political systems /
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