prostitution,lgbt,disturbed,gay theme,critical,intense,depressing,complicated

Pixote (1980)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Héctor Babenco
  • Profile picture of Fernando Ramos da Silva
    Pixote Fernando Ramos da Silva
  • Profile picture of Gilberto Moura
    Dito Gilberto Moura
  • Profile picture of Marília Pêra
    Sueli Marília Pêra
  • Profile picture of Jardel Filho
    Sapatos Brancos Jardel Filho
  • Profile picture of Rubens de Falco
    Judge Rubens de Falco
  • Profile picture of Elke Maravilha
    Débora Elke Maravilha
  • Profile picture of Tony Tornado
    Cristal Tony Tornado
  • Profile picture of Beatriz Segall
    Widow Beatriz Segall

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Keywords

  • prostitution
  • lgbt
  • disturbed
  • gay theme
  • critical
  • intense
  • depressing
  • complicated