| Saneamento Básico | |
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| Directed by | Jorge Furtado |
| Written by | Jorge Furtado |
| Produced by | Guel Arraes Nora Goulart Luciana Tomasi |
| Starring | Fernanda Torres Wagner Moura Camila Pitanga Bruno Garcia Lázaro Ramos Tonico Pereira andPaulo José |
| Cinematography | Jacob Solitrenick |
| Edited by | Giba Assis Brasil |
| Music by | Leo Henkin |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing International |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Saneamento Básico (Portuguese for "basic sanitation") is a 2007Braziliancomedy film written and directed byJorge Furtado. It starsFernanda Torres,Wagner Moura,Camila Pitanga,Bruno Garcia,Lázaro Ramos,Tonico Pereira andPaulo José.
The people of Linha Cristal, a fictitiousvillage ofItalo-Brazilian descendants inSerra Gaúcha, gather to discuss the construction of aseptic tank forsewage treatment. They form a commission which is responsible in ordering the budget to thetown hall. The secretary of the mayor recognizes the need of the tank, but informs that there is no budget available. There is, however,R$10,000 available for the production of a film. This money was sent by thefederal government and will be sent back if not used soon. The people of Linha Cristal have the idea of using the money to make a low-budgetdocumentary about the construction of the tank, but the film has to be fictitious. Then, they decide to make ascience fictionB movie which tells the story of a monster who lives in the building site of a tank.
According to Ana Paula Sousa, film reviewer ofCartaCapital,Saneamento Básico is one of a few really funny films in recentBrazilian cinema.[1] On the other hand, Dayanne Mikevis, reviewer ofFolha de S.Paulo, says the film is a "light entertainment" and a "naïve comedy".[2]
As of August 12, 2007,Saneamento Básico had grossed R$1,066,051 and sold over 120,000 tickets in Brazil.[3]