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Pixote (1980)

Directed by Hector Babenco

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.

Rated R | Length 128 minutes

Actors

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 Filho | Rubens de Falco | Elke Maravilha | Tony Tornado | Beatriz Segall | João José Pompeo | Rubens Rollo | Emílio Fontana | Luiz Serra | Ariclê Perez | Joe Kantor | Isadora de Farias | Beatriz Berg | Walter Breda | Raimundo Matos | Benedito Corsi | Damaceno Filho | Cleide Eunice Queiroz | Israel Pinheiro | Carlos Costa | Fábio Tomasini | Lineu Dias | César Pezzuoli | Kocoth