Festival Cine Latino: Pope's Bath (Uruguay)

The first edition of the Latino Film Festival will take place from Saturday 17 to Thursday 22 June 2017 at The Bioscope in Johannesburg (286 Fox St, City and Suburban, Johannesburg).

For six days, the best Spanish-language cinema in recent years will be released. Seven critically acclaimed films will feature a variety of genres for all tastes: fiction, comedy, drama and documentary.

With the collaboration of the Embassies of Argentina, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay, this selection of films will be screened:

Tickets: R35

Pope's Bath (Uruguay)

Directed by: César Charlone and Enrique Fernández

Drama, Comedy

93min

It is the year 1988 and Pope John Paul II is going to visit Melo, a poor border community of Uruguay. The Pontiff will begin his tour of Latin America in this small town where more than 50,000 visitors are expected. The most modest are convinced that this visit will be miraculous for the soul and the wallet. Many believe that by selling food and drink to that crowd they will become almost rich. But Beto has a better idea: he will build latrines in front of his house and rent them.