Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
EL Baño del Papa
(The Pope’s Toilet)
Uruguay / 2008 / 97 min
Director: Enrique Fernández, César Charlone
Producers: Elena Roux, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlinck, Fernando Meirelles, Serge Catoire.
Screenwriter: Enrique Fernández
Cast: César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva, Virginia Ruiz, Henry De León, José Arce, Rosario Dos Santos, Hugo Blandamuro y Nelson Lence. Run Time: 97 min
The announcement of the Pope’s arrival to a small bordering town in the north of Uruguay in 1998 revolutionizes a once sleepy place: villagers scramble with ideas to profit from the event while an ingenious businessman comes up with the most original one: The Pope’s Toilet.