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Madame Sata, from Brazil.
The lead gives a ferocious, threatening performance unlike any I've seen since a very young Morgan Freeman (forgot the film's title, it starred Christoper Reeve as a reporter) played a pimp.
The underside of Rio fully is exposed in this gritty look at love, poverty and race. The main character is a petty criminal who refuses to back down to others based on either his skin color or his lack of position and he both accepts and fights the cost--- the impact it has on those closest to him is devastating, also.
The man is gay, so if you're offended by frank depictions of homosexuality, this film ain't for you. The scenes all have context, however, and are not gratituous: it's a fact of his personality. Besides, that was the reality of the character: the film is true to the life upon which it's based. Madame Sata was a talented performer that attained great fame in Rio, lasting over 4 decades as a Carnaval star.
Think of this as the flip-side to Black Orpheus: not all is/was rosy for poor folks of color in Rio. Behind the gaiety of Carnaval is a lot of pain and suffering.

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Topic - You want anger and hate so fierce it "burns-in" your screen? - tinear 09:29:03 10/02/05 (0)

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