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RUNTIME
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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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O Fantasma
"No one can live without love."
2000 1h 27m PT
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 125
Drama
Synopsis
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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.
“No one can live without love.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Ricardo Meneses
Sérgio
Beatriz Torcato
Fátima
André Barbosa
João
Eurico Vieira
Virgilio
Joaquim Oliveira
Mário
Florindo Lourenço
Matos
Rodrigo Garín
Young man in bathroom
Jorge Almeida
Police 1
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- João Pedro Rodrigues
- Writers
- Paulo Rebelo, João Pedro Rodrigues, José Neves
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Portugal
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, shot by Rui Poças. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor João Pedro Rodrigues shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ricardo Meneses and Beatriz Torcato and André Barbosa carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "No one can live without love.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0239381 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
João Pedro Rodrigues directs. Rui Poças behind the camera. João Pedro Rodrigues cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Portugal. Dialogue in Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, shot by Rui Poças. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor João Pedro Rodrigues shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ricardo Meneses and Beatriz Torcato and André Barbosa carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "No one can live without love.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0239381 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "eroticism", "sadomasochism", "rape of a male", "male homosexuality".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rui Poças
- Editing
- João Pedro Rodrigues
- Production design
- João Rui Guerra da Mata
- Costume design
- João Rui Guerra da Mata
- Makeup / hair
- João Rui Guerra da Mata
- Sound
- Nuno Carvalho
- Runtime
- 87 min · 1h 27m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $126,783
- Original language
- PT
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
João Pedro Rodrigues
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- kinrich30★ 1/10
What a total waste of time. It's about a young garbage man who secretly hooks up with guys. There is almost no dialogue, no storyline or character development. It mostly just goes from one hook up to the next and most of the background noise is made up of dogs barking or whining off camera. To add to this, the main character is awkward and mentally unstable to the point where he is a danger to others. This was just utterly pointless with no ending at all.
Production companies
Who made it
Rosa Filmes
PT
Key crew
- Sound DesignerNuno Carvalho
- ProducerAmândio Coroado
- Costume DesignJoão Rui Guerra da Mata
- EditorJoão Pedro Rodrigues
- EditorPaulo Rebelo
- Production DesignJoão Rui Guerra da Mata
- Sound DesignerMafalda Roma
- Makeup ArtistJoão Rui Guerra da Mata
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- eroticism
- sadomasochism
- rape of a male
- male homosexuality
- dog
- lgbt
- erotic movie
- gay theme
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2001-06-02· Seattle International Film Festival
- Premiere2001-06-03· New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
- Premiere2001-07-13· Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- Premiere2001-10-12· Reel Affirmations International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- Theatrical2002-11-22NR· New York City, New York
Also known as
International titles
- The PhantomAU
- PhantomUS
- El fantasmaCO
- Le fantasmeFR
- Το ΦάντασμαGR
- A fantomHU
- Il fantasmaIT
- ПризракRU
- Das PhantomDE
