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Basic Sanitation, The Movie
Saneamento Básico, O Filme
2007
Synopsis
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.
Editorial
Caught in the maze of Brazilian bureaucracy, a ragtag group of ordinary townsfolk discover an extraordinary loophole in Jorge Furtado’s charming hit comedy. Starring a hilarious Fernanda Torres as the naive yet obstinate leader, this is a loveable ode to the scrappy magic of guerilla filmmaking.
