Madame Satã

(2002)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 88 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, History

Year: 2002

Runtime: 105 мин

Country: Brazil, France

Director: Karim Aïnouz

Cast: Lázaro Ramos, Marcélia Cartaxo, Flávio Bauraqui, Renata Sorrah, Fellipe Marques, Emiliano Queiroz, Gero Camilo, Floriano Peixoto, Eduardo Coutinho, Ricardo Blat

Plot

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.