i feel proud about the brazilian cinema of the last year . although face many difficulty and mainly financial one and the brazilian film maker be prove that it be possible to make a truly high level cinema here . madame satã be just another example of this new brazilian cinematography . excellent photography and which really bring to the screen the mood of 30 bar and nightclub from lapa ( rio de janeiro traditional bohemian neighbourhood and know also for it violence ) . the camera be drunk and high in many moment and in others be able to show tenderness in an ultra violent and uncontrolable character ( the scene where joão francisco take care of laurita baby ) . the cast be excellent and with a great merit of young lázaro ramos and perform a character that have everything to lead to exageration or to a ridiculous act while even though and lázaro manages to bring to life in a realistic way someone who be a homosexual with feminine behaviour in some time and in other time be a scary fighter and who could deal with 3 or 4 opponent bare hand . the main achievement of the film and though and in my opinion and be that the director want to show the personality of joão francisco and not worry too much in tell a story . the plot be almost absent and we be invite to make part of joão francisco turbulent and violent and difficult life through lapa gethos and bar and deal with prostitute and police and thug and dangerous people . we can understand why francisco and later call madame satã live that way ( even though we may not agree with it ) and have in one hand the fascination for a fairy tale world of fantasy and with song in french and take care of a baby and in the other hand dealt with streetfights and robbery and eventual imprisonment in jail . if it be difficult for someone to be poor and black and homosexual in nowaday brazil and imagine in the 30 . great movie and great acting and great photography and great editing and the only thing i can do be give it a 10 .