Queen of Rio
A spoiled rich gay man is confronted with financial disaster that force him and his posse to leave their life of comfort at a luxury hotel in Rio and resort to a Favela, learning that true love is wor…
Queen of Rio
A spoiled rich gay man is confronted with financial disaster that force him and his posse to leave their life of comfort at a luxury hotel in Rio and resort to a Favela, learning that true love is worth more than a billion bucks. Fabio, a very trashy and spoiled gay man lives together with his lover Daniele and his dominant housekeeper Giselle in a luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro. His 90-year old uncle Charlie has been sending him money for the last 20 years to buy the hotel, but Fabio instead spent it all maintaining his luxury lifestyle. One day the manager of the hotel tells them that bills have not been paid for over a month. It turns out that uncle Charlie is in the hospital, broke and just newly married. His wife Anita is already on the way to Rio to sell the hotel. When she arrives the truth comes out. Everyone is broke, meanwhile uncle Charlie passed away, they get thrown out of the hotel and have to move to the Favela. Fabio has the hardest time adapting to the situation, but slowly realizes that a good life doesn't rely on lots of money and that true love is worth more than a billion bucks. A poetic and happy gay comedy/drama in the most wonderful place on earth: Rio de Janeiro. —Tatjana Lommel
Queen of Rio
Comedy
Film Details
A spoiled rich gay man is confronted with financial disaster that force him and his posse to leave their life of comfort at a luxury hotel in Rio and resort to a Favela, learning that true love is worth more than a billion bucks. Fabio, a very trashy and spoiled gay man lives together with his lover Daniele and his dominant housekeeper Giselle in a luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro. His 90-year old uncle Charlie has been sending him money for the last 20 years to buy the hotel, but Fabio instead spent it all maintaining his luxury lifestyle.
One day the manager of the hotel tells them that bills have not been paid for over a month. It turns out that uncle Charlie is in the hospital, broke and just newly married. His wife Anita is already on the way to Rio to sell the hotel.
When she arrives the truth comes out. Everyone is broke, meanwhile uncle Charlie passed away, they get thrown out of the hotel and have to move to the Favela. Fabio has the hardest time adapting to the situation, but slowly realizes that a good life doesn't rely on lots of money and that true love is worth more than a billion bucks.
A poetic and happy gay comedy/drama in the most wonderful place on earth: Rio de Janeiro. —Tatjana Lommel.