El baño del Papa

Apr 8 2009 TV-MA 1h 30m
Comedy, Drama

In 1998, a small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's upcoming visit for the business opportunities that it will provide. While most of the residents plan to sell food at the parade, a smuggler family man decides to build a pay toilet.

Plot

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 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 His Holiness is expected to pass trough Melo where he may be cheered by hordes of Catholic Brazilians.

Written by

César Charlone, Enrique Fernández

Directed by

César Charlone, Enrique Fernández

Cast

César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva

Crew

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Production Countries

Brazil, France, Uruguay

Production Companies

Chaya Films, O2 Filmes, Laroux-Ciné

Languages

Español

Awards

12 wins & 9 nominations

Trailers
The Pope's Toilet (2007) Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
2,912
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA