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2006 film directed by Cao Hamburger. In 1970, shortly before the World Cup, Daniel Stern and his wife, Miriam, leave Belo Horizonte in a hurry and scared, with their ten years old son Mauro in their Volkswagen. While traveling to São Paulo, the couple explain to Mauro that they are going 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 taken in 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. Stars Michel Joelsas and Germano Haiut. Rated PG for thematic material, mild language, brief suggestive content and some violence and smoking. 104 minutes. |
