Pixote
1980/09/26 • Released • Portuguese
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.
Director : Héctor Babenco
Casts
Fernando Ramos da Silva
Pixote
Marília Pêra
Sueli
Jardel Filho
Sapatos Brancos
Rubens de Falco
Judge
Elke Maravilha
Débora
Tony Tornado
Cristal
Beatriz Segall
Widow
João José Pompeo
Almir
Luiz Serra
Journalist
Ariclê Perez
Teacher
Isadora de Farias
Psychologist
Walter Breda
Raulzinho
Benedito Corsi
Pixote's Grandfather
Lineu Dias
First Assault
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