Body Electric

Elias works in São Paulo as a designer in a clothing factory. He has virtually no contact with his family. He finds amusement in fleeting sex and friendships with his equally hard-working colleagues. When a handsome African immigrant joins their team, Elias becomes interested in this Fernando. He invites his colleagues on nocturnal excursions in order to get to know the newcomer better. This motley collection of textile workers seek social solace in drink, music and one another. Like a modern Scheherazade, Elias generously shares his thousand-and-one adventures with his contacts. The cordial protagonist supplely moves between different classes, subcultures and male and female identities in this natural, social drama. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)