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Madame Satã

Hustler, dreamer, devil, saint

20021h 45mDirected by Karim Aïnouz

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.