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Madame Sata

Brazil, 2002
film

Set in the seedy underworld of Rio in the 1930s, this is the story of “Madam Sata” or Joao Francisco dos Santos (1900-76) a man born to the street..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Solas

Spain, 1998
Similarity: 68%

Loulou [DVD]

France, 1980
Similarity: 65%

Si Mamad (Cinemascope Print)

Indonesia, 1973
Similarity: 65%

Mon homme

France, 1996
Similarity: 65%

Tabu: a story of the south sea

Unknown, 1931
Similarity: 65%

The Five faces of Kadarwati = Kadarwati

Indonesia, 1983
Similarity: 65%

Mapantsula

South Africa, 1988
Similarity: 65%

Wild at heart

United States, 1990
Similarity: 65%

Kika

Spain, 1993
Similarity: 65%

Dark habits = entre tinieblas

Spain, 1983
Similarity: 64%

Satantango

Germany, Hungary and Switzerland, 1994
Similarity: 64%

Sahara

United States, 1943
Similarity: 64%

The Realm of the senses = Ai no corrida [Widescreen] (E)

Japan, 1976
Similarity: 64%

Central station = Central do Brasil

Brazil, 1998
Similarity: 64%

Rain

United States, 1932
Similarity: 64%

Vagabond = Sans toit ni loi

France, 1985
Similarity: 64%

Abraham Valley = Vale Abraao

Portugal, 1993
Similarity: 64%

Kama sutra

India, 1996
Similarity: 64%
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