TMDb Rating
7.9/10
227 verified votes
Pixote (1980)
CrimeDrama
127 min
"They can't outrun the law of the weakest."
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
CrimeDramaHéctor BabencoFernando Ramos da SilvaJorge Julião1980
Director
Héctor Babenco
Top Cast
Fernando Ramos da SilvaJorge JuliãoGilberto MouraEdilson LinoZenildo Oliveira Santos
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