Body Electric

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Body Electric

2017

1h 34m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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A 23-year-old gay man works in a garment factory and dreams of the sea.

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Andreea Patru

Vague Visages

The film is more of a mood piece than a purely narrative feature, one that prefers to focus on the nuances of being different.

Dec 6, 2023

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

Anthropologically speaking Body Electric is an interesting piece of cinema, but for those who want to be told a story it doesn't quite deliver the goods.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 2, 2021

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Joe Lipsett

Queer.Horror.Movies.

... it's nice to spend time with these characters, share their exuberance for life and laugh at their antics. They may be the same as when we met them, but we're better off for spending time with them.

Feb 3, 2019

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

Forming a dreamlike film that flows organically and instinctively, Caetano does manage to create a truly unique ambience, overflown with serenity, love and voluptuousness.

Rated: 7

Nov 3, 2018

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Without preaching at all, the film has a lot to say.

Rated: 4/5

May 8, 2018

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Audience Member

Beautiful light and color throughout, even in scenes shot in very dark rooms or outside. A story that seems mundane at first but with a strong political and societal opinion.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

By focusing the action on a series of seemingly uneventful situations that may trick us into thinking they are trivial, Caetano creates a subtle film that takes place between the lines of what is shown, when we are able to catch glimpses of what must be weighing on the character's soul.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Dreadful waste of time. No plot. Scenes with no purpose. Rambling, non-plot. What an appropriate platform to rate this movie as it is rotten

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Henrique Zanoni

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Synopsis

A 23-year-old gay man works in a garment factory and dreams of the sea.

Director: Marcelo Caetano
Producer: Marcelo Caetano, Roberto Tibiriçá
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2017
Runtime: 1h 34m

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