Title: Body Electric
Original Title: Corpo Elétrico
Year: 2017
Info
- Country: Brazil
- Length: 94 Minutes (1 hour 34 min)
Plot
After helming various short films, Brazilian director Marcelo Caetano debuts on the feature film with 'Body Electric'. The film tells the story of Elías, a young worker at a Sao Paulo factory who likes to design clothing. The sea inhabits his dreams while he spends the days between work and meetings with men. After spending a night working overtime, Elías and his work partners will go get some beers and the night will become a release for all of them. Relationships between them will get complicated and Elías will have to decide if a work partner can become a lover. 'Body Electric' wants to deliver a portrait of the life of the LGBT+ community in Brazil, and earned the Magüey Award at the Guadalajara International Film Festival.
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Videos
'Corpo Elétrico' Sub English Trailer
October 30 2017
Photos
Trivia
Inspiration
The film's director found inspiration in a YouTube channel called Viral Films, where people would upload afterwork videos singing and dancing on the streets.
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