O Fantasma

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]

O Fantasma
Portuguese theatrical release poster
Directed by	João Pedro Rodrigues
Written by	João Pedro Rodrigues José Neves Paulo Rebelo Alexandre Melo
Produced by	Amândio Coroado
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
Distributed by	Rosa Filmes
Release dates	8 September 2000 (2000-09-08) (Venice) 20 October 2000 (2000-10-20) (Portugal)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese
Box office	$126,783 (United States)[1]

Premise

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

Cast

• Ricardo Meneses as Sérgio
• Beatriz Torcato as Fátima
• André Barbosa as João
• Eurico Vieira as Virgílio
• Jorge Almeida as police officer
• Joaquim Oliveira as Mário
• Florindo Lourenço as Matos
• Maria Paola Porru as João'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.