The Year My Parents Went On Vacation
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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.
The Truth : In 1970, near the World Cup, Daniel Stern and his wife Miriam leaves Belo Horizonte in a hurry and scared with their ten 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.
The Verdict : The Year My Parents Went on Vacation may be tagged as a Drama, but I felt it had a lot of dark comedy and laughs. The premise may sound dreadful and harsh, but in all reality the movie brings to light an undercurrent of a boy coming of age in new surroundings.
The film was an enjoyable, the subtitles never bothered me one bit. I was pleasantly surprised by the film, I highlyt recommend it for those who demand a little more thought provoking entertainment once in a while.
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