A Rainha Diaba (1974)
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Synopsis
In the underworld of 1970s Rio de Janeiro, the feared “Devil’s Queen” rules a drug cartel from the back room of a brothel. Draped in green eyeshadow and menace, she commands loyalty with a jackknife that serves equally for shaving legs and slitting throats. Her grip on power begins to falter as rival factions — favela gangsters, drag queens, and sex workers — turn on one another in a violent struggle to claim her throne, exposing a world where those excluded from bourgeois society fight for dominance on the margins.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 12th, 2026 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as The Devil Queen |
| International Releases: | May 27th, 1974 (Limited) (Brazil)
August 10th, 2024 (Limited), released as A Rainha Diaba (デビルクイーン) (Japan) |
| Running Time: | 99 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Brazil, Rio de Janeiro |
| Plot point: | Drug Cartels |
| Time period setting: | 1970s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | Brazil |
| Languages: | Portuguese |
Synopsis
In the underworld of 1970s Rio de Janeiro, the feared “Devil’s Queen” rules a drug cartel from the back room of a brothel. Draped in green eyeshadow and menace, she commands loyalty with a jackknife that serves equally for shaving legs and slitting throats. Her grip on power begins to falter as rival factions — favela gangsters, drag queens, and sex workers — turn on one another in a violent struggle to claim her throne, exposing a world where those excluded from bourgeois society fight for dominance on the margins.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 12th, 2026 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as The Devil Queen |
| International Releases: | May 27th, 1974 (Limited) (Brazil)
August 10th, 2024 (Limited), released as A Rainha Diaba (デビルクイーン) (Japan) |
| Running Time: | 99 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Brazil, Rio de Janeiro |
| Plot point: | Drug Cartels |
| Time period setting: | 1970s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | Brazil |
| Languages: | Portuguese |