
Madame Satã
Hustler, dreamer, devil, saint
★★★★★
Portuguese / 105 MIN. / 2002
The Genres
The Synopsis
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.































