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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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Fri · 2h 7m
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
Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura