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César Charlone

César Charlone

Director

Films

The pope's toilet

The pope's toilet

By Enrique Fernández, César Charlone

2007 | 97 min | Comedy

A small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's 1988 visit. It is 1988, and Melo, a small Uruguayan town on the Brazilian border that survives mainly on smuggling, is feverishly awaiting the visit of Pope John Paul II. The media announces hundreds of visitors, thousands of pilgrims looking for food, drinks, flags, souvenirs, commemorative medals... Beto, our hero, thinks he has found the best source of income, a public toilet where pilgrims can come and relieve themselves. But before ...