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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… Read more
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1980 · 2h 7m · ★ 97% (11K)
They can't outrun the law of the weakest.
Director: Héctor Babenco
Starring: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura
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
HB Filmes, Embrafilme
Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino, Zenildo Oliveira Santos, Claudio Bernardo, Israel Feres David, Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos, Marília Pêra, Jardel Filho, Rubens de Falco, Elke Maravilha, Tony Tornado, Beatriz Segall, João José Pompeo, Rubens Rollo, Emílio Fontana, Luiz Serra, Ariclê Perez, Joe Kantor