Madame Satã [videorecording] / Video Filmes, Wild Bunch, Lumière, Dominant 7 appresentam ; produzido por Isabel Diegues, Mauricio A. Ramos, Walter Salles ; escritao e dirigido por Karim Aïnouz.
DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. Lázaro Ramos, Marcélia Cartaxo, Flávio Bauraqui, Fellipe Marques, Renata Sorrah, Ricardo Blat, Emiliano Queiroz. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. A foreign film (France). Special features: audio commentary with director Karim Aïnouz; making-of featurette; "Seams" short documentary.
Summary:
Born to slaves in Northern Brazil and sold at the age of 7 by his mother for the price of a mule, João Francisco dos Santos battled all sterotypes on the mean streets of Lapa, Rio de Janeíro. Jailed for 27 of his 76 years, dos Santos was an explosive figure prone to excessive bouts of violence and moments of extreme tenderness the next. His world was filled with violence and raw desire, while desperate dreams spring from poverty and squalor. João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, is one of the most famous drag queen of 1930s.
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