Pixote
Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco1980
They can't outrun the law of the weakest.
- Héctor Babenco
- 2h 7m
- September 26, 1980 · Brazil
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 26, 1980
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
- Production
- HB Filmes,Embrafilme
- Cast
- 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 Filhoand 23 more
- Director
- Héctor Babenco
- Producer
- Héctor Babenco,Sylvia B. Naves
- Cinematography
- Rodolfo Sánchez
- Music
- John Neschling
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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