Pixote
1980/09/26 (US) | Crime, Drama
They can't outrun the law of the weakest.
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
Screenplay
Héctor Babenco
Director
Jorge Durán
Screenplay
Lead Cast
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Fernando Ramos da Silva
Pixote
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Jorge Julião
Lilica
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Gilberto Moura
Dito
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Edilson Lino
Chico
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Zenildo Oliveira Santos
Fumaça
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Claudio Bernardo
Garatao
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Israel Feres David
Roberto Pie de Plata
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- HB Filmes
- Embrafilme
Crews
Jose Pinto
Associate Producer
Héctor Babenco
Producer
Paulo Francini
Associate Producer
Sylvia B. Naves
Executive Producer
Maria Cecília M. de Barros
Assistant Director