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Madame Satã
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.
2002 · Directed by Karim Aïnouz · 105 min · Crime · Drama · Romance · History · 8 frames
Tagline
Hustler, dreamer, devil, saint
Crew
- Written by: Sérgio Machado, Mauricio Zacharias, Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes
- Cinematography: Walter Carvalho
- Edited by: Isabela Monteiro de Castro
- Music: Sacha Amback, Marcos Suzano
- Production design: Marcos Pedroso
- Produced by: Vincent Maraval, Isabel Diegues, Marc Beauchamps, Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Cast
- Lázaro Ramos as João Francisco dos Santos / Madame Satã
- Marcélia Cartaxo as Laurita
- Flávio Bauraqui as Tabu
- Renata Sorrah as Vitória dos Anjos
- Fellipe Marques as Renatinho
- Emiliano Queiroz as Amador
- Gero Camilo as Preso
- Floriano Peixoto as Gregório
- Eduardo Coutinho as Juiz
- Ricardo Blat as José
Production
- Country: Brazil, France
- Language: Portuguese
- Studios: VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch, Lumière, Dominant 7
- Themes: drag queen, transvestite, lgbt, abandoned child
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