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The Year My Parents Went on Vacation(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-09-26
72%
112 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Overview:
A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.
Languages: Portuguese.
Countries:
Brazil
ProductionCompanies: 
Caos Produções Cinematográficas
Movie: The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Top 9 Billed Cast
Germano Haiut
Shlomo
Michel Joelsas
Mauro
Paulo Autran
Mótel, Mauro's grandfather
Simone Spoladore
Bia - Mauro's mother
Eduardo Moreira
Daniel, Mauro's father
Caio Blat
Ítalo
Liliana Castro
Irene
Rodrigo de Odé
Edgar
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