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

Premise



Young and handsome Srgio 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 Srgio roams the city. Eventually Srgio becomes fascinated with a sleek motorcycle and its arrogant ownera young man completely indifferent to Srgio. Srgio's surfacing desires unleash his darkest impulses, sending him down a dangerous path of violence, depravity, and degradation.

Cast



* Ricardo Meneses as Srgio

* Beatriz Torcato as Ftima

* Andr Barbosa as Joo

* Eurico Vieira as Virglio

* Jorge Almeida as police officer

* Joaquim Oliveira as Mrio

* Florindo Loureno as Matos

* Maria Paola Porru as Joo's mother

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.

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