[Brazil@Harvard] FRIDAY 7PM in Brighton - film screening: The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

*Brazilian Women's Group film screening* *The Year My Parents Went on Vacation* (2006) Directed by Cao Hamburger, with Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Paulo Autran, Simone Spoladore, Eduardo Moreira, Caio Blat, Daniela Piepszyk, Liliana Castro, and Rodrigo dos Santos *When his parents' political leanings force his family to flee Brazil in haste, 12-year-old Mauro (Michel Joelsas) is left behind to live with his grandfather on the outskirts of São Paulo in the city's Jewish community. But what his parents didn't realize is that Mauro's grandfather has recently died, and the only person left to care for the boy is his grandfather's next-door neighbor, Shlomo (Germano Haiut). Nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In Portuguese with English subtitles.* *Friday, March 29th, 7:00 p.m. 697 Cambridge Street, Suite 106, Brighton* This event is free and open to the public. For additional information about this event and about the Brazilian Women's Group, please visit www.verdeamarelo.org Contact: Heloisa Galvão, heloisa(a)verdeamarelo.org