Published November 22, 2011
by iris_author
The Year My Parents Went On Vacation (2006)
Director: Cao Hamburger, 104 minutes
Friday, November 25, 2011 6pm
York University’s Nat Taylor Cinema - Ross Building North, Room N102 In 1970,
Brazil and the world seem to have been turned upside-down, but 12 year-old Mauro's worries have nothing to do with the military regime which controls the country. His biggest dream is to see Brazil become three-time winner of the World Cup. Suddenly, he is torn from his parents and taken to live in a "strange" and fun-filled community called Bom Retiro, a district in São Paulo, which is home to a large Jewish and Italian community, among other cultures. The movie depicts the inter-religious, multicultural networks of solidarity that emerged to help the children of captive political prisoners and the ‘disappeared’ during Brazil’s atrocious military regime. (Film in Portuguese with subtitles in English) All are welcome and admission is free. The screening of this movie will be followed by an informal panel discussion; light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP at brazilst@yorku.ca so that we can make the appropriate planning for the event.
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