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O Fantasma

O Fantasma

No one can live without love.

20006.21h 27m

Overview

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.

Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues
Written by José Neves, Alexandre Melo, João Pedro Rodrigues
Produced by Amândio Coroado
Box Office0Revenue: $127K

Top Cast

Ricardo Meneses

Ricardo Meneses

Sérgio

B

Beatriz Torcato

Fátima

A

André Barbosa

João

E

Eurico Vieira

Virgilio

J

Joaquim Oliveira

Mário

F

Florindo Lourenço

Matos

R

Rodrigo Garín

Young man in bathroom

J

Jorge Almeida

Police 1

M

Maria Paola Porru

João's mother

L

Luis Zorro

Young man in Sérgio's room

Themes & Keywords

eroticismsadomasochismrape of a malemale homosexualitydoglgbterotic moviegay theme

About O Fantasma

O Fantasma is a drama film released in 2000 exploring themes of eroticism, sadomasochism, rape of a male, male homosexuality, dog, lgbt. Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, it stars Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, André Barbosa. 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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