Pixote In Memoriam

Overview

A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, "Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco" (1981). 20 years after his assassination by the police, his co-stars and Babenco talk about Fernando's contributions to the film, his troubled life when his acting works didn't took off as expected (since he was typecast) and which made him turn back to his past life of poverty and crimes. The project also presents that film's influence to many directors and artists around the world.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 30, 2007

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

English, Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Cast

Héctor Babenco,Spike Lee,Fernando Ramos da Silva,Julian Schnabel,Caetano Veloso,Elke Maravilha,Marília Pêra,Nick Cave

Director

Felipe Briso,Gilberto Topczewski

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0498075