Pixote (1980)
September 26, 1980
Crime, Drama
2h 8m


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
- Sueli Marília Pêra
- Sapatos Brancos Jardel Filho
- Judge Rubens de Falco
- Débora Elke Maravilha
- Cristal Tony Tornado
- Widow Beatriz Segall
- Almir João José Pompeo
- Journalist Luiz Serra
Recommendations
Keywords
- prostitution
- lgbt
- disturbed
- gay theme
- critical
- intense
- depressing
- complicated