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O Fantasma

2000 · 87 min

A slow, queasy descent into obsession and animalistic desire, immersive and unsettling, with almost no warmth or relief.

Directed by
João Pedro Rodrigues
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, André Barbosa
Tagline
No one can live without love.
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.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
João Pedro Rodrigues
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, André Barbosa
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
João Pedro Rodrigues
Written by
José Neves, João Pedro Rodrigues, Alexandre Melo, Paulo Rebelo
Starring
Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, André Barbosa, Eurico Vieira, Joaquim Oliveira, Florindo Lourenço, Rodrigo Garín, Jorge Almeida
Cinematography
Rui Poças
Runtime
87 min
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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