El baño del Papa 2007

Critics score:
88 / 100

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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: The Pope's Toilet cloaks religious critique in the scrappy tempo of irremediable poverty and irrepressible enterprise. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Watch it now, and you'll be surprised how such a little movie can cut so deeply to the bone. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: The cast of pros and amateurs provides realistic performances, and co-director Charlone's lensing makes beautiful use of the rough landscape in a movie even the pope would enjoy. Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: The movie isn't as bad as I feared, but I can't give it much of an endorsement, either. Read more

David Jenkins, Time Out: Overall an emotionally rich and tender film, beautifully played, with heart and head in massive abundance. Read more

Robert Koehler, Variety: The Pope's Toilet excels most in its expression of a particular time and place, which Charlone films with the kind of physical intensity and realism associated with recent Argentine cinema. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: The Pope's Toilet entertains, even while it illustrates how the impoverished can adjust their religious ideals out of desperation. Read more