Madame Satã (2002)

Directed by

Karim Aïnouz

Genre

drama film, biographical film, crime film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Brazil, France

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 86 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biopic about João Francisco dos Santos, a poor Black drag performer and street fighter in 1930s Rio de Janeiro. The film follows his struggle to live freely and authentically against a backdrop of violence and prejudice.

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What happens

Madame Satã is a 2002 biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Karim Aïnouz. Shot in the neighborhoods of Lapa, Glória, Paquetá, and Centro in Rio de Janeiro, it stars Lázaro Ramos as drag performer Madame Satã and premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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