Madame Sata Critic Reviews

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Washington Post | Curt FieldsAdd Critic to Favorites

Shot almost entirely on location with a hand-held camera, director Karim Ainouz's film draws you in close. The charisma and intensity of Lazaro Ramos as Joao holds you there. Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Edward GuthmannAdd Critic to Favorites

In his thrilling feature debut, Madame Sata, Brazilian filmmaker Karim Ainouz doesn't glorify dos Santos but examines the hot, reckless fever of his life in all its thorny complexity.Read the full review

Variety | David RooneyAdd Critic to Favorites

While it's a little shapeless and dramatically overwrought, the film remains entertaining thanks to its fascinating subject, sharp visuals and fiercely proud central performance.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Sheri LindenAdd Critic to Favorites

An intensely realized, beautifully shot drama. Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

It is a voluptuous, hot-blooded portrait of a social outcast, a black, homosexual criminal who in acting out his gaudiest Hollywood dreams, transcendently reinvented himself.Read the full review

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