Body Electric

Body Electric

Corpo Elétrico

New to Sao Paulo, Elias divides his days between working in a cloth factory and fleeting encounters with other men. As the end of the year approaches, work intensifies, and he finds himself... More
1h34m Brazil 2017
18+
Subtitles
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Tags
Gay Transgender Romance Coming-of-Age Lust Latin-America Movies

Synopsis

New to Sao Paulo, Elias divides his days between working in a cloth factory and fleeting encounters with other men. As the end of the year approaches, work intensifies, and he finds himself increasingly trapped within the factory. With limited free time, he attempts to etch his place in new social circles and to assert the possibility of new relationships.

"Forming a dreamlike film that flows organically and instinctively.-Alexander Ryll, Gay Essential

Details

Country
Brazil
Language
Portuguese
Director
Marcelo Caetano
Cast
Kelner MacêdoWelket BunguéLinn da Quebrada
Awards & Selections
Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival 2017 - Honorable Mention for Outstanding International Narrative Feature, São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards 2018 - Best Film, Hong Kong International Film Festival 2017
Review
A candid and tender tribute to Brazil’s racial and sexual heterogeneity

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