The Pope's Toilet (El baño del Papa)

Tue Jun 05, 2012

21:00

Location

Cine Studio
(University of Nicosia)
46 Makedonitissas Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia

Friends of Cinema Society
Phone: 96420491

Description

In Melo, a poor Uruguayan country village near the Brazilian border, several men earn their living from contraband, mostly transported on bicycles. One of them, Beto, is getting too old for heavy freights but hopes to a earn a motorbike. The idea is to build and charge money for the use of a proper lavatory at the occasion of the first-ever papal visit to Uruguay, as is holiness is expected to pass through Melo where he may be cheered by hordes of Catholic Brazilians.

Cast:
César Troncoso (Beto)
Virginia Méndez (Carmen)
Mario Silva (Valvulina)
Virginia Ruiz (Silvia)

Director: César Charlone, Enrique Fernández
Writer: César Charlone, Enrique Fernández
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Drama
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2007

The screening is part of the Uruguayan Film Festival

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