Pixote

Name: Pixote
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 26 Sep 1980
Rating: 7.94
Cast: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino, Zenildo Oliveira Santos

They can't outrun the law of the weakest. 1980-09-26 Brazil 127 minutes.

7.94 230 votes

Crime Drama prostitution lgbt disturbed gay theme critical intense depressing complicated

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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.

Year 1980

Studio HB Filmes, Embrafilme

Director Héctor Babenco

Crew Jose Pinto (Associate Producer), Héctor Babenco (Producer), Paulo Francini (Associate Producer), Sylvia B. Naves (Executive Producer), Maria Cecília M. de Barros (Assistant Director), Héctor Babenco (Screenplay)

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Language Português