New York’s one week theatrical release/DVD of the month club specialist have taken three steps back to pick up a Cannes film festival Uruguayan feature.
Directed by Cesar Charlone and Enrique Fernandez, El Baño del Papa is set in 1988 and centers on the people of a small town who prepare to capitalize on an upcoming visit from the Pontiff. Featured in the Un Certain Regard section, it picked up the Sao Paolo International Film Festival’s International Jury Award and the Horizons Award at San Sebastian.
Film Movement plans a limited release in October followed by DVD showcase in early 2009.