Madame Satã Poster

Madame Satã

Hustler, dreamer, devil, saint

Starring: Lázaro Ramos, Marcélia Cartaxo, Flávio Bauraqui, Renata Sorrah, Fellipe Marques

Writer: Sérgio Machado, Mauricio Zacharias, Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes

Release Date:
October 3, 2002
Ratings:
6.8 / 10
Director:
Karim Aïnouz
Companies:
Wild Bunch

Overview

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.