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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   864 votes
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Writers:
César Charlone (writer)
Enrique Fernández (writer)
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Release Date:
8 April 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's 1988 visit. | add synopsis
Awards:
11 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Cannes: Un Certain Regard
 (From ioncinema. 19 April 2007)

User Comments:
In same league as the last few excellent films from Uruguay more (7 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
César Troncoso ... Beto
Virginia Méndez ... Carmen
Mario Silva ... Valvulina
Virginia Ruiz ... Silvia
Nelson Lence ... Meleyo
Henry De Leon ... Nacente
Jose Arce ... Tica
Rosario Dos Santos ... Teresa
Hugo Blandamuro ... Tartamudo
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Les toilettes du pape (France)
O Banheiro do Papa (Brazil) (festival title)
The Pope's Toilet (Canada: English title)
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Runtime:
90 min | Canada:97 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Company:
Chaya Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Uruguay's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008). more
Movie Connections:
Remade as The Pope Project (2010) more

FAQ

Why did the Pope select Melo?
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20 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
In same league as the last few excellent films from Uruguay, 17 August 2007
10/10
Author: CarNen from Montevideo, Uruguay

Excellent actors achieve a perfect description of how people live, work and feel in the Uruguayan towns bordering Brazil. They need very few quick words to tell you everything about the characters they represent.

In spite of all their problems it still sends a very positive message about the efforts of this family to stay together. They are really concerned about the future of their daughter. Both parents go to extremes for the well being of their small family.

The expressions of the silent face of the daughter tell you everything in her mind.

It is a very sad subject but very well treated with delicate touches of humor.

A bit too slow for today's viewer accustomed to fast action but, still an excellent movie.

Maybe not as good as "Whisky" but in the same league of the several Uruguayan movies we have seen lately. Quite different but as good as "El viaje hacia el Mar".

It is a film that leaves the viewer looking for hidden and not so hidden messages from its creators.

It shows very clearly and graphically the contrast between the opulence of the trip of the Pope and his multiple assistants and the local poverty.

The close-ups of the pope mobile stress the two different worlds; the Pope's and the people's.

Is that a message to the church asking for a modernization of their public relations strategy?

The TV reporter has no problem broadcasting news he has not confirmed. He talks about a long line of buses waiting to cross the borderline from Brazil, filled with visitors raising the expectations of the viewers.

The many interviews with people who are planning to profit from the Pope's visit feed the hopes of many others without any real basis.

Is that a message to the media, asking for more ethical reporting?

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