Madame Satã
2002, Film, 105 min, Biography, Crime, Drama, Portuguese, Brazil, MoviePedia score 67
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.
Directed by Karim Aïnouz
Cast
- Lázaro Ramos as Madame Satã
- Marcélia Cartaxo as Laurita
- Flavio Bauraqui as Tabu
- Fellipe Marques as Renatinho
- Renata Sorrah as Vitória
- Emiliano Queiroz as Amador
- Giovana Barbosa as Firmina
- Ricardo Blat as José
- Guilherme Piva as Álvaro
- Marcelo Valle as Delegado
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