O Fantasma

"No one can live without love."

Oct 20 2000 Unrated 1h 27m
Drama

Sergio is a brooding, alienated man who works as a trash collector in Lisbon by day and roams the city streets by night seeking rough, anonymous sex with men. One night he meets a man who seems to be the embodiment of his tormented fantasies, and he becomes obsessed with the stranger until loneliness and unfulfilled desire propel him finally into a dark and dangerous animalistic state.

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Plot

Young and handsome Sergio works the night shift as a trash collector in Lisbon, Portugal. He can't force himself to connect with his pretty female co-worker Fatima, who displays an avid interest in him, so instead Sergio roams the city with the trash company's pet dog. Eventually Sergio becomes fascinated with a sleek motorcycle, and then also its owner, João - a young man totally indifferent to Sergio. The frustrated trash collector's surfacing sexual desires unleash his darkest impulses, sending him down a dangerous path of violence, depravity and degradation.

Written by

João Pedro Rodrigues, José Neves, Paulo Rebelo

Directed by

João Pedro Rodrigues

Cast

Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, Andre Barbosa

Crew

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Production Countries

Portugal

Production Companies

Rosa Filmes

Languages

Português

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
O Fantasma (Theatrical Trailer)
Phantom (aka O Fantasma) (trailer) - Accent Films
O Fantasma Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
4,142
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
36
Popularity
NA