O Fantasma

Tagline: No one can live without love!

Plot Summary: Young and handsome Sergio works the night shift as a trash collector in Lisbon, Portugal. He can't force... (more)

User Comments: A cruel reality resulted from loneliness and desire

Credited cast:
Ricardo Meneses .... Sergio
Beatriz Torcato .... Fatima
Andre Barbosa .... Joao
Eurico Vieira .... Virgilio
Joaquim Oliveira .... Mario
Florindo Lourenço .... Matos
Rodrigo Garin .... Young man in bathroom
Jorge Almeida .... Police 1
Maria Paola Porru .... João's Mother
Luis Zorro .... Young man in Sergio's room
Salomão .... Man with Doberman
João Rui Guerra da Mata .... Police 2

Also Known As:
Phantom (International: English title)
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Portugal
Language: Portuguese
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby

Synopsis
Shot almost entirely at night, O Fantasma chronicles a young trash collector's descent into a world of increasingly bizarre sexual encounters. Sergio (Ricardo Meneses) spends his days living in a run-down rented room, engaging in anonymous sex and trying to rebuff the advances of his co-worker Fatima (Beatriz Torcato). Unfulfilled by his daily sexcapades, Sergio finally gets turned on by a Tom of Finland-esque motorcyclist (Andre Barbosa), whose physical beauty becomes the source of Sergio's obsession. Sergio stalks him, eventually donning bondage gear and making the motorcyclist his love prisoner. After having his brutish way with his comely captive, Sergio vanishes into the night and prowls the city's garbage dumps in a phantasmic odyssey of sexual dysfunction and cruelty.



" One of the year's 10 best films!"
Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
Alexander Horwath, FILM COMMENT MAGAZINE
Brandon Judell, INDIEWIRE.COM

"An absorbing mystery thriller! A film that is as audacious as it is compelling and as dark as it is erotic."
Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Possibly the most arousing non-pornographic film since Y Tu Mama Tambien!"
Jeremy Kinser, IN LOS ANGELES

"A remarkable performance!"
Dennis Lim, VILLAGE VOICE

"Fiercely erotic!"
Gary M. Kramer, GAY CITY NEWS

"Meneses is an intense performer willing to bare all for his art. I challenge anyone to get through this film without getting turned on."
Christine Champagne, OUT.COM

"Dreamlike, hallucinatory...a compelling odyssey."
David Rooney, VARIETY