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Madame Satã

“Hustler, dreamer, devil, saint”

Director
Karim Aïnouz
Year
2002
Runtime
1h 45m
Release
2002
Language
pt
Country
BR

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro of the 1930s, João Francisco dos Santos is several things — son of slaves, ex-convict, thug, homosexual and adopted father for a number of pariahs. João expresses himself on the stage of a cabaret as Madame Satã.

  • #drag queen
  • #abandoned child
  • #transvestite
  • #lgbt

  • Directed by

    Karim Aïnouz

  • Written by

    Karim Aïnouz & Marcelo Gomes & Mauricio Zacharias & Sérgio Machado

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