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Madame Satã

Madame Satã

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 3, 2002

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Romance, History

User Score

69%

Original Title

Madame Satã

Production Companies

Wild Bunch, VideoFilmes, Dominant 7, Lumière

Director

Karim Aïnouz

Description

A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture, João Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976). In turn, bandit, transvestite, street fighter, brothel cook, convict and father to seven adopted children, dos Santos – better known as Madame Satã – was also a notorious gay performer who pushed social boundaries in a volatile time.