The Pope's Toilet / El baño del papa

Director: César Charlone, Enrique Fernández

Writer: César Charlone, Enrique Fernández

Production: Uruguay, 2006

Duration: 90 minutes

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

Language:
Spanish with English subtitles

Cast:
César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Virginia Ruíz, Mario Silva, Nelson Lence, Henry De Leon, Jose Arce, Rosario Dos Santos, Hugo Blandamuro

Awards:
11 wins and 5 nominations including the Audience Award for Latin Film Competition (César Charlone and Enrique Fernández), the Golden Kikito Award for Latin Film Competition - Best Actor (César Troncoso), Latin Film Competition - Best Actress (Virginia Méndez), Latin Film Competition - Best Screenplay (César Charlone and Enrique Fernández), and the Kikito Critics Prize Award for Latin Film Competition (César Charlone and Enrique Fernández) during the 2007 Gramado Film Festival. It also won the Mayahuel Award for Best First Work - Ibero-American Jury (César Charlone and Enrique Fernández) in the 2008 Guadalajara Mexican Film Festival. Likewise, the film won the Silver Colon for Best Screenplay (Enrique Fernández and César Charlone) at the 2007 Huelva Latin American Film Festival. It took home the Best First Work (Enrique Fernández and César Charlone) and the TVE Award (Enrique Fernández and César Charlone) during the 2008 Lleida Latin-American Film Festival. It also won the Horizons Award (Enrique Fernández and César Charlone) in the 2007 San Sebastián International Film Festival, and the International Jury Award (César Charlone and Enrique Fernández) during the 2007 São Paulo International Film Festival.

Synopsis:
Following a visit by Juan Pablo II to a small border town in Uruguay, the locals dream about their needs being fulfilled and the money that will hopefully flow in their direction.

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