O Fantasma

O Fantasma
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 (Venice); 20 October 2000 (Portugal);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese
Box office	$126,783 (United States)

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]

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.