Pixote
Directed by Héctor BabencoPixote, a 10-year-old runaway boy, is arrested on the streets of Sao Paulo during a police round-up homeless people. Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of the runaways are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape, and they survive by lives of crime that only escalate to more violence and death.
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Pixote was released on September 26, 1980.
Pixote was directed by Héctor Babenco.
Pixote has a runtime of 2 hr 7 min.
Pixote was produced by Héctor Babenco.
The key characters in Pixote are Pixote (Fernando Ramos da Silva), Lilica (Jorge Julião), Dito (Gilberto Moura).
Pixote is rated R.
Pixote is a Drama, Crime film.
Pixote has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.