Phantom (O Fantasma)

Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues

Sérgio, a gay garbage collector, rejects coworker Fátima's advances and becomes obsessed with another man.
João Pedro Rodrigues’ Phantom is a landmark of Portuguese gay filmmaking. Following a young Lisbon garbage collector consumed by sexual obsession, the film is physical and deliberately confrontational, pushing desire into strange and sometimes feral territory that remains difficult to forget.

Phantom (O Fantasma)

Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues

Sérgio, a gay garbage collector, rejects coworker Fátima's advances and becomes obsessed with another man.

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João Pedro Rodrigues’ Phantom is a landmark of Portuguese gay filmmaking. Following a young Lisbon garbage collector consumed by sexual obsession, the film is physical and deliberately confrontational, pushing desire into strange and sometimes feral territory that remains difficult to forget.