
Madame Satã
Hustler, dreamer, devil, saint
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.
- Year: 2002
- Country: Brazil, France
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, History
- Studio: Wild Bunch, VideoFilmes, Dominant 7, Lumière
- Keyword: drag queen, transvestite, lgbt, abandoned child
- Director: Karim Aïnouz
- Cast: Lázaro Ramos, Marcélia Cartaxo, Flávio Bauraqui, Renata Sorrah, Fellipe Marques, Emiliano Queiroz