Pixote (1981)

  • R
  • 05/05/1981 (US)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 2h 8m

They can't outrun the law of the weakest.

Overview

10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.

Héctor Babenco

Director, Screenplay

José Louzeiro

Novel

Jorge Durán

Screenplay

Cast

Fernando Ramos da Silva's headshot

Fernando Ramos da Silva

Pixote
Jorge Julião's headshot

Jorge Julião

Lilica
Gilberto Moura's headshot

Gilberto Moura

Dito
Edilson Lino's headshot

Edilson Lino

Chico
Zenildo Oliveira Santos's headshot

Zenildo Oliveira Santos

Fumaça
Claudio Bernardo's headshot

Claudio Bernardo

Garatao
Israel Feres David's headshot

Israel Feres David

Roberto Pie de Plata
Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos's headshot

Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos

Diego

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