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The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

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2006
1h 43m
7.2(124 votes)
Drama

Overview

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

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Globo Filmes
Gullane Entretenimento
Miravista
Petrobras

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Cast & Crew

27 members
Acting

Michel Joelsas

Mauro

Michel Joelsas
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Germano Haiut

Shlomo

Germano Haiut
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Paulo Autran

Mótel (Avô)

Paulo Autran
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Simone Spoladore

Bia (Mãe)

Simone Spoladore
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Eduardo Moreira

Daniel (Pai)

Eduardo Moreira
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Caio Blat

Ítalo

Caio Blat
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Daniela Piepszyk

Hanna

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Gabriel Eric Bursztein

Bóris

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Felipe Hanna Braun

Caco

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Haim Fridman

Duda

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Hugueta Sendacz

Dona Eidel

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Malvina Klinow

Irmã Berezovsky

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Mala Tencer

Irmã Berezovsky

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Lili Angel

Irmã Berezovsky

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Silvio Boraks

Rabino Samuel

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David Kullock

Haza

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Einat Falbel

Mãe de Hanna

Einat Falbel
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Abrahão Farc

Anatol

Abrahão Farc
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Fábio Ferreira Dias

Robson

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Rodrigo de Odé

Edgar

Rodrigo de Odé
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Sérgio Siviero

Carlão

Sérgio Siviero
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Edu Guimarães

Alfredo

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Liliana Castro

Irene

Liliana Castro
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Fredy Delatolas

Ianis

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Christian Duurvoort

Delegado

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Luci Pereira

Dona Rosa

Luci Pereira
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Renato Dobal

Seu Machado

Renato Dobal

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