The Pope's Toilet

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The Pope's Toilet

2007,

1h 35m,

Drama

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88%

26 Reviews

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79%

2,500+ Ratings

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88%

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26 Reviews

79%

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2,500+ Ratings

A smuggler (César Troncoso) wants to provide a public toilet for the thousands who will gather for the pope's visit.

Critics Consensus

An offbeat charmer, The Pope's Toilet is a humorous, well-crafted tale with plenty of heart and a poignant social message.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Apr 10, 2009

3/4

The cast of pros and amateurs provides realistic performances, and co-director Charlone's lensing makes beautiful use of the rough landscape in a movie even the pope would enjoy.

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David Fear

Time Out

Apr 8, 2009

4/6

Watch it now, and you'll be surprised how such a little movie can cut so deeply to the bone.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Apr 8, 2009

3/5

The Pope's Toilet cloaks religious critique in the scrappy tempo of irremediable poverty and irrepressible enterprise.

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Matthew Nestel

Boxoffice Magazine

Jun 18, 2009

3/5

Despite the sensationalism of Holy Father's arrival, the subtext here is that there's a speck on the map whose poor are treated as well as a backed-up john.

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Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Apr 19, 2009

A celebration of hope, humor and resilience among the humble and only secondarily a dig at media distortion and the disconnect between the Church and the poor.

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Theodore S

Jun 12, 2017

Based on true events as a small village in Uruguay goes bananas over the Pope's 1988 visit. Everyone prepare for the happening. Rich Brazilians are coming, loads of them, so everyone is producing stuff to sell. Food and souvenirs mostly and the smuggler Beto, out guy, has plenty of stuff to do. He also has a brilliant plan. When all these people are walking the streets, buying food and drinks, they need to use the toilet, right? So he build one to charge a small fee for using it. It's not installed with water, but hey - it's a porcelain toilet with walls around! Brilliant story, funny stuff. The production is OK and so is the acting. Still, this was a dissapointment. It never reaches me and it's not very funny. The all over mood is humorous, but it does not work out like other than an dark comedy that suffer from uncharming, amature-like production. Lovely idea, though! 6 out of 10 smuggler routes.

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Enrique Fernández

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César Charlone

Director

César Troncoso

Beto

Virginia Méndez

Carmen

Mario Silva

Valvulina

Virginia Ruíz

Silvia

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Synopsis

A smuggler (César Troncoso) wants to provide a public toilet for the thousands who will gather for the pope's visit.

Director: Enrique Fernández, César Charlone
Producer: Elena Roux, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlink, Fernando Meirelles, Serge Catoire
Screenwriter: Enrique Fernández, César Charlone
Production Co: O2 Filmes, Laroux-Ciné, Chaya Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): May 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 35m

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