Pixote

Pixote

128 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 26, 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.

Pixote

128 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 26, 1980

Pixote
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Hector Babenco Filmes, Embrafilme
Original title Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco
Directors Maria Cecília M. de Barros, Héctor Babenco
Writers José Louzeiro, Jorge Durán, Héctor Babenco

Cast

Jorge Julião

as Lilica

Gilberto Moura

as Dito

Edilson Lino

as Chico

Claudio Bernardo

as Garatao

Israel Feres David

as Roberto Pie de Plata

Marília Pêra

as Sueli

Jardel Filho

as Sapatos Brancos

Rubens de Falco

as Judge

Elke Maravilha

as Débora

Tony Tornado

as Cristal

Beatriz Segall

as Widow

Emílio Fontana

as Delegado

Luiz Serra

as Journalist

Ariclê Perez

as Teacher

Joe Kantor

as Foreigner

Isadora de Farias

as Psychologist

Walter Breda

as Raulzinho

Benedito Corsi

as Pixote's Grandfather

Lineu Dias

as First Assault

César Pezzuoli

as Young Man