Madame Satã
MovieTitle | Madame Satã |
User score | 6.9 |
Release date | Oct 3, 2002 |
Genre | Crime, Drama, Romance, History |
Director | Karim Aïnouz |
Production country | Brazil, France |
Production companies | Wild Bunch, VideoFilmes, Dominant 7, Lumière |
Run time | 105 min. |
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.