Pixote (1980)
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.
- Released
- 1980-09-26
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Héctor Babenco, Héctor Babenco, Jorge Durán
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 from 264 votes
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
- Rubens de Falco as Judge
- Elke Maravilha as Débora