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MADAME SATÃ

Directed by Karim Aïnouz
France, Brazil, 2002
Biography, Crime, Drama
  • 9999 minutes

Synopsis

A fictional portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime brothel cook, transvestite, singer, performer, lover and father from Rio de Janeiro. An evocation of a flamboyant character of Brazilian popular culture, an icon of resistance to all the outcasts.

Synopsis

A fictional portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime brothel cook, transvestite, singer, performer, lover and father from Rio de Janeiro. An evocation of a flamboyant character of Brazilian popular culture, an icon of resistance to all the outcasts.