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Basic Sanitation, the Movie

Original title: Saneamento Básico, O Filme
  • 2007
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.5K
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Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
Comedy

A small community of descendants of Italian immigrants in the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Sul resorts to making a video to try to solve the problems of basic sanitation that plagu... Read allA small community of descendants of Italian immigrants in the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Sul resorts to making a video to try to solve the problems of basic sanitation that plague their village.A small community of descendants of Italian immigrants in the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Sul resorts to making a video to try to solve the problems of basic sanitation that plague their village.

  • Director
    • Jorge Furtado
  • Writer
    • Jorge Furtado
  • Stars
    • Fernanda Torres
    • Wagner Moura
    • Camila Pitanga
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jorge Furtado
    • Writer
      • Jorge Furtado
    • Stars
      • Fernanda Torres
      • Wagner Moura
      • Camila Pitanga
    • 4User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 14 nominations

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    Fernanda Torres
    Fernanda Torres
    • Marina
    Wagner Moura
    Wagner Moura
    • Joaquim
    Camila Pitanga
    Camila Pitanga
    • Silene
    Bruno Garcia
    • Fabrício
    Janaína Kremer Motta
    • Marcela
    • (as Janaína Kremer)
    Lázaro Ramos
    Lázaro Ramos
    • Zico
    Tonico Pereira
    • Antônio
    Paulo José
    Paulo José
    • Otaviano
    Marcelo Aquino
    • Leonardo
    Irene Brietzke
    • Teacher
    Zéu Britto
    Zéu Britto
    • 1st Workman
    Felipe De Paula
    • Mayor's Driver
    Sérgio Lulkin
    • Mayor
    Giovanni Martini
    • Boy with the lighter
    Lúcio Mauro Filho
    Lúcio Mauro Filho
    • 2nd Workman
    Margarida Leoni Peixoto
    • Carmem
    Sandra Possani
    • Nun
    Stephanie Siqueira
    • Rianna
    • Director
      • Jorge Furtado
    • Writer
      • Jorge Furtado
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    User reviews4

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    7/10
    Adorei
    I saw this movie at the "2ª Mostra de Cinema Brasileiro" in Lisbon, Portugal. On that day, all the movies played were directed by Jorge Furtado. I'd already seen "O Homem que Copiava" (on DVD in Portugal) and "Meu Tio Matou um Cara" (on DVD in Brazil) and enjoyed them a lot, so i was ready for some more. I invited some friends to come along. The result was extremely positive. We all laughed out hard, along with the rest of the audience that filled the cinema (São Jorge). It's a lightweight comedy, low-budget, with great acting, an original plot and, of course, some political and social criticism about the "system". But ultimately, it's a fun, feel good and intelligent movie... unlike something stupid/unfunny and 1000 x bigger budget like "Evan Almighty", which I saw yesterday. I would compare this movie with a Portuguese movie that also came out on 2007 "Dot.com", which i also highly recommend.

    Unfortunately, other Portuguese country fellows who didn't had the opportunity to see this film at this festival, will never make to see it. The movie wasn't released on cinema, and probably will not be released on DVD either. "O Homem que Copiava", actually was released on DVD in Portugal, but "Meu Tio Matou um Cara" (as well as many other good Brazilian titles) wasn't. One of the many misfits of piracy, drying the funds necessary for the distribution of good movies that are not necessarily "blockbusters"... :(
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    • Release date
      • July 20, 2007 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • Brazil
    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Basic Sanitation, The Movie
    • Filming locations
      • Bento Gonçalves, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
      • Globo Filmes
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $773,669
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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