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Pixote
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.
1980 · Directed by Héctor Babenco · 127 min · Crime · Drama · 12 frames
Tagline
They can't outrun the law of the weakest.
Crew
- Screenplay: Héctor Babenco, Jorge Durán
- Cinematography: Rodolfo Sánchez
- Edited by: Luiz Elias
- Music: John Neschling
- Produced by: Héctor Babenco
Cast
- Fernando Ramos da Silva as Pixote
- Jorge Julião as Lilica
- Gilberto Moura as Dito
- Edilson Lino as Chico
- Zenildo Oliveira Santos as Fumaça
- Claudio Bernardo as Garatao
- Israel Feres David as Roberto Pie de Plata
- Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos as Diego
- Marília Pêra as Sueli
- Jardel Filho as Sapatos Brancos
Production
- Country: Brazil
- Language: Portuguese
- Studios: HB Filmes, Embrafilme
- Themes: prostitution, lgbt, disturbed, gay theme, critical, intense, depressing, complicated
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