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''Saneamento Básico'' (
Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...
for "basic sanitation") is a 2007 Brazilian
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
written and directed by
Jorge Furtado Jorge Alberto Furtado (born June 9, 1959) is a Brazilian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Furtado attended university for courses in medicine, psychology, journalism and arts but didn't graduate. He began his profe ...
. It stars
Fernanda Torres Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torre ...
,
Wagner Moura Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, musician, and journalist. Wagner started his career doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, and soon scored some appearances ...
,
Camila Pitanga Camila Manhães Sampaio (born 14 June 1977), known professionally as Camila Pitanga, is a Brazilian actress and former model. She is internationally renowned for her roles in film and television. In film, she is known for her roles in ''Quilombo ...
,
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, Lázaro Ramos, Tonico Pereira and Paulo José.


Plot

The people of Linha Cristal, a fictitious village of Italian Brazilians, Italo-Brazilian descendants in Serra Gaúcha, gather to discuss the construction of a
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for
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. They form a commission which is responsible in ordering the budget to the town 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 the federal 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-budget documentary about the construction of the tank, but the film has to be fictitious. Then, they decide to make a
science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...
B movie which tells the story of a monster who lives in the building site of a tank.


Cast

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Fernanda Torres Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torre ...
as Marina *
Wagner Moura Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, musician, and journalist. Wagner started his career doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, and soon scored some appearances ...
as Joaquim *
Camila Pitanga Camila Manhães Sampaio (born 14 June 1977), known professionally as Camila Pitanga, is a Brazilian actress and former model. She is internationally renowned for her roles in film and television. In film, she is known for her roles in ''Quilombo ...
as Silene *
Bruno Garcia Bruno Garcia da Silva (born 29 November 1970) is a Brazilian actor.Cinemateca Brasileira, ''Castro Alves'_ m_linha">_[em_linha/nowiki>/ref> _Filmography *2013_-_''Turbo_(film).html"__"title="m_linha/nowiki>.html"_;"title="m_lin_...
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as Fabrício *Lázaro Ramos">m_linha/nowiki>">m_linha">_[em_linha/nowiki>/ref> _Filmography *2013_-_''Turbo_(film).html" "title="m_linha/nowiki>.html" ;"title="m lin ...
as Fabrício *Lázaro Ramos as Zico *Janaína Kremer as Marcela *Tonico Pereira as Antônio *Paulo José as Otaviano


Release


Critical reception

According to Ana Paula Sousa, film reviewer of ''CartaCapital'', ''Saneamento Básico'' is one of a few really funny films in recent Brazilian cinema. On the other hand, Dayanne Mikevis, reviewer of ''
Folha de S.Paulo ''Folha de S.Paulo'' (sometimes spelled ''Folha de São Paulo''), also known as simply ''Folha'' (, ''Sheet''), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name ''Folha da Noite'' and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã c ...
'', says the film is a "light entertainment" and a "naïve comedy".


Box office

As of August 12, 2007, ''Saneamento Básico'' had grossed R$1,066,051 and sold over 120,000 tickets in Brazil.Saneamento Básico, O Filme (2007) - Box office / business
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References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saneamento Basico 2007 films Brazilian comedy films 2000s Portuguese-language films Films directed by Jorge Furtado 2007 comedy films