2002
6.9 (78 votes)
1h 45m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Romance
History
Production Companies
Wild Bunch
VideoFilmes
Dominant 7
Lumière
VideoFilmes
Dominant 7
Lumière
Madame Satã
Hustler, dreamer, devil, saint
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.
Key Crew
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Producer: Marc Beauchamps, Isabel Diegues, Vincent Maraval, Mauricio Andrade Ramos, Donald Ranvaud, Juliette Renaud, Walter Salles
Director of Photography: Walter Carvalho
