Madame Satã

2002 • Directed by

Karim Aïnouz

Crime, Drama, Romance

Hustler, dreamer, devil, saint

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.