O Fantasma

O Fantasma
	Portuguese theatrical release poster
Directed by	João Pedro Rodrigues
Produced by	Amândio Coroado
Written by	João Pedro Rodrigues; José Neves; Paulo Rebelo; Alexandre Melo;
Starring	Ricardo Meneses; Beatriz Torcato; André Barbosa; Eurico Vieira;
Cinematography	Rui Poças
Edited by	Paulo Rebelo; João Pedro Rodrigues;
Production; companies	Rosa Filmes; Radiotelevisão Portuguesa; Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia;
Release date	8 September 2000 (Venice); 20 October 2000 (Portugal);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese
Box office	$126,783 (United States)

O Fantasma (English: The Phantom or The Ghost) is a 2000 Portuguese erotic drama film directed by João Pedro Rodrigues (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by the independent production company Rosa Filmes.^[2]

Synopsis

Young and handsome Sergio (Ricardo Meneses) works the night shift as a trash collector in Lisbon. He is uninterested in his pretty female co-worker Fatima, who displays an avid interest in him, so instead Sergio roams the city. Eventually Sergio becomes fascinated with a sleek motorcycle and its arrogant owner—a young man totally indifferent to Sergio. Sergio's surfacing desires unleash his darkest impulses, sending him down a dangerous path of violence, depravity, and degradation.

Reception

The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. It won the prize for Best Feature Film in the New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and the Entrevues Film Festival. Meneses was nominated for the 2001 Portuguese Golden Globe award for Best Leading Actor.

References

^ "O Fantasma (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "O Fantasma" (in Portuguese). Rosa Filmes. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

External links

Official website
O Fantasma at IMDb

[1] "O Fantasma (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[2] "O Fantasma" (in Portuguese). Rosa Filmes. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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