Madame Satã
Hustler, dreamer, devil, saint
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10/3/2002Runtime
105 minsOverview
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.
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A fierce, unflinching portrait of a Brazilian outsider who refused to be constrained by society's rules, told with tenderness for the contradictions that made him whole. You're watching someone carve out dignity and love in the margins.
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