Year: 2003
Runtime: 105 min
Language: Portuguese
Director: Karim Ainouz
In 1930s Rio de Janeiro, João Francisco dos Santos, a former convict, finds refuge and creative outlet as Madame Satã, a flamboyant cabaret performer. This unlikely patriarch becomes a beacon of hope and defiance for a diverse group of marginalized individuals. As a black son of slaves turned gangster and transvestite, Madame Satã’s captivating presence sparks a quiet revolution within a city still reckoning with the legacy of slavery and social inequality.
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