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Uruguay/2005/97 mins/subtitled/15. Dir: César Charlone/ Enrique Fernández. With César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva.

This heartbreaking, bittersweet comedy about honesty, friendship and family ties follows the luckless Beto, who scrapes a living smuggling goods across the Uruguayan border on his bike. He decides to cash in on the flurry of pious activity prompted by the Pope’s visit to his small town. Desperate to make the most of this once in a lifetime opportunity, he must complete his grand plan in time, but to do so he has to outwit the corrupt border patrol…

Winner Best Director Award at San Sebastian International Film Festival 2007