If it is to be done, it’s better to do it well
When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the building site of a septic tank.
Director: Jorge Furtado
Cast: Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Camila Pitanga, Bruno Garcia, Janaína Kremer, Lázaro Ramos, Tonico Pereira, Paulo José
If it is to be done, it’s better to do it well
When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the building site of a septic tank.
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When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the buil…
1h 52m
July 20, 2007
Jorge Furtado
Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Camila Pitanga
Comedy