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Night Stage

Play trailer Poster for Night Stage Jan 2026 1h 59m Mystery & Thriller Drama Romance LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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By day, they perform for applause; by night, they risk it all. An actor and a politician start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dream of fame, the more they feel the urge to put themselves at risk.

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Nicolás Medina Peliplat Dec 4
6/10
"Its ability to reinterpret the erotic thriller from a queer perspective makes it a work that many will find relevant and necessary, while others will find it unnecessarily explicit." [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Olivia Popp Purple Hour Nov 18
Night Stage is an odd film such that it has all the spicy, delicious component pieces for a sexy, nail-biting work, but outside of its pleasant visual approach, it disappoints in many other aspects. Go to Full Review Alejandra Martinez LatinaMedia.Co Nov 11
Examines and shirks machismo and respectability, inviting us to revel in the chaos. Go to Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Oct 1
5/5
It ends in one of the most striking final shots of 2005. [Full review in Portuguese] Go to Full Review Alan Zilberman Spectrum Culture Sep 29
Like Stranger by the Lake, Night Dancer should join the canon of queer thrillers where what is unspoken and alluring is also what makes the milieu so dangerous. Go to Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Jun 2
4/5
Filmmakers Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon create a wonderfully lurid visual sensibility alongside characters who are complex, shady and likeable. And they delight in making us think. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Filipe Matzembacher

Director

Marcio Reolon

Director

Cirillo Luna

Rafael

Henrique Barreira

Fabio

Gabriel Faryas

Matias

Ivo Müller

Camilo
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Movie Info

Synopsis By day, they perform for applause; by night, they risk it all. An actor and a politician start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dream of fame, the more they feel the urge to put themselves at risk.
Director
Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon
Producer
Jéssica Luz, Paola Wink, Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon
Screenwriter
Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon
Production Co
Avante Filmes, Vulcana Cinema
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 16, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 59m