Original title: Saneamento Básico
Screening as part of our Brazilian Summer Nights season alongisde Cine Brazil.
Sunday's screening will have a live introduction with more details tbc.
When a rural village lacks government funds to build a sewage treatment tank, but discovers a loophole with a federal grant to make a film, the residents creatively decide to make a B-grade sci-fi monster movie about their own sanitation problems to secure the money.
An unconventional solution to a universal problem, this hilarious film features Fernanda Torres and Wagner Moura. Both nominated for lead performance Academy Awards in the last couple of years for I'm Still Here and The Secret Agent.
Presented with English subtitles
We're launching a new strand here at the Lexi called LEXI SELECTS!
Our programming team bring you a curated weekly release that didn't get the attention it deserved here. Some may be films we missed from earlier this year, some may be from a few years ago, but they're all exceptional films which we think our audience will adore.
Bora reunite for more unmissable Brazilian cinema at The Lexi Cinema in partnership with Cine Brazil!
Throughout August we're screening 4 Brazilian classics from the 2000s, and in September a bonus film to close things out.
Rewatch the saudosos classics or catch them for the first time on the big screen.
📽️ A Dog's Will (Auto da Compadecida) - Aug 2, 4 & 6
📽️ City of God (Cidade de Deus) - Aug 9, 10, 12 & 13
📽️ Ó Paí, Ó - Aug 16, 18 & 20
📽️ Basic Sanitation the Movie (Saneamento Básico) - Aug 23, 25 & 27
📽️ Bacurau - Sep 6 & 10
All Sunday screenings will have an introduction before the film.
All films with English subtitles.
