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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10

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  1. RitB
    Apr 7, 2008
    3
    Weak film that fails to grab the viewer's interest. The only plus is good camera work.
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  2. DeborahL.
    Feb 16, 2008
    8
    quietly steals your heart more completely than dramas that are a lot louder
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  3. TiagoM.
    May 20, 2008
    9
    A wonderful movie, sensitive, funnie, smart e very pleasant.
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  4. PaulaV.
    Mar 13, 2008
    10
    really good movie!! they did more than they could have with the budged...the children dominate the scene completelly!!!
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  5. MichaelS.
    Mar 21, 2008
    9
    Enjoyable and sentimental, but involving as it blends soccer, jewish life for a boy, and the political and military milieu of 1970 Brazil.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Reviewed by: Deborah Young
    70
    Sensitive, delicate and involving.
  2. Reviewed by: Jean Oppenheimer
    70
    This warmly engaging film benefits from its understated approach (it suggests rather than spells out the political turmoil), and its light, comedic tone never mitigates the drama of the central story.
  3. 70
    The performances are charming and convincing, and Mr. Joelsas does a good job of conveying Mauro's loneliness and confusion as well as his playfulness. The Year My Parents Went on Vacation may not be terribly fresh or original, but its warm, sweet, nostalgic tone is hard to dislike.