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.

• DirectorKarim Aïnouz
• Release3 October 2002
• Genre
  Crime / Drama
• Duration1h 45m
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  6.829
  79 reviews
• Productions

  Wild Bunch, VideoFilmes, Dominant 7, Lumière