Screening on July 18th and July 27th, 2008 as part of the Premiere Brazil, 2008 Film exhibition:
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/film_exhibitions.php?id=9219
Saneamento básico (Basic Sanitation, The Movie). 2007. Brazil. Directed by Jorge Furtado. With Fernanda Torres, Wagner Maura, Camila Pitanga. The small community of Linha Cristal gets together to dig a pit for sewer treatment, but there is no budget for a sewer. There is, however, money earmarked for the production of an educational video, so a resourceful young couple engages in some creative bookkeeping. Well-acted and willfully unsophisticated, the movie provides delightful lessons in moviemaking and effective social activism. In Portuguese; English subtitles. 112 min.
Friday, July 18, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 27, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Trailer courtesy of the filmmaker
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