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The pope's toilet

El baño del Papa

Directed by Enrique Fernández, César Charlone

A small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's 1988 visit.

Synopsis

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 he can build his toilets, and despite the hostility of his family, Beto will have to make more and more risky trips to the border on his old bike to smuggle contraband...
Genres
Comedy
Duration
Year
Country
Uruguay
Audio
Spanish
Subtitles
Dutch