The Devil Queen

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The Devil Queen

Jun 2026

1h 40m

Crime

Drama

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Rio de Janeiro's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: Diaba (Milton Gonçalves), a femme queen with a taste for power and violence. When the police come after her boy toy, Diaba attempts to find a scapegoat to take the blame and a plot to dethrone Her Majesty arises! Always clad in gloriously colorful outfits and accessories inspired by Afro-Brazilian culture, Diaba runs a mob of eccentric misfits made up of drag queens, pimps, prostitutes, and queer folks of all stripes.

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Erik Piepenburg

New York Times

Jun 18

Gonçalves — a rageful, heartbreaking gangster — and the film he dominates are must-sees for fans of under-the-radar queer movie history.

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Nicholas Bell

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

Jun 24

3.5/5

Hell hath no fury like a crime queen scorned in Fontoura's 1970s seedy saga of backstabbing and betrayal set in the jaundiced demimonde of Rio as the reign of a queer cartel leader comes to a close.

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Avery Coffey

MovieJawn

Jun 19

The Devil Queen is raunchy, rough, and racy, with a Black, queer protagonist that steals the screen — and it’s now available in a new 4K restoration.

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Lee Jutton

Film Inquiry

Jun 13

A film that may as well have "cult classic" written on it in blood-spattered sequins, The Devil Queen is a hell of a lot of fun.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Jun 11

There’s a lot of violence all the more memorable for being so unconvincing... Still, there’s an undeniable conviction to the whole enterprise, which in tandem with its amusingly baroque elements makes it hard to turn away from.

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Joseph Robinson

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

Jun 1

3.5/5

The Devil Queen is a wild queer gangster time capsule that effortlessly blends genres while delivering more double-crosses than should be allowed in one script.

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Stephen C

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The worldwide gross is $13,389.00.

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Rio de Janeiro's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: Diaba (Milton Gonçalves), a femme queen with a taste for power and violence. When the police come after her boy toy, Diaba attempts to find a scapegoat to take the blame and a plot to dethrone Her Majesty arises! Always clad in gloriously colorful outfits and accessories inspired by Afro-Brazilian culture, Diaba runs a mob of eccentric misfits made up of drag queens, pimps, prostitutes, and queer folks of all stripes.

Director: Antônio Carlos da Fontoura
Producer: Antônio Carlos da Fontoura, Roberto Farias, Paulo Porto
Screenwriter: Antônio Carlos da Fontoura
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: R.F. Farias, Lanterna Magica, Ventania Filmes, Canto Claro Produções Artísticas, Filmes De Lírio
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 25, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.9K
Runtime: 1h 40m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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