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Basic Sanitation, the Movie

2007 · 112 min

A warm, witty comedy about small-town folks making a monster movie, full of charm and gentle satire.

Directed by
Jorge Furtado
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Camila Pitanga
Tagline
If it is to be done, it’s better to do it well
Overview
When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the building site of a septic tank.

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Directed by
Jorge Furtado
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Camila Pitanga
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • art
  • friendship
  • family
  • politics
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour8
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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