Crime ·Drama · Brazil · 1980 · 2h 7m

Pixote

Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco

Pixote poster
Director
Héctor Babenco
Cast
Fernando Ramos da Silva as Pixote Jorge Julião as Lilica Gilberto Moura as Dito Edilson Lino as Chico Zenildo Oliveira Santos as Fumaça Claudio Bernardo as Garatao
Crew
Rodolfo Sánchez — Director of Photography Luiz Elias — Editor John Neschling — Original Music Composer Héctor Babenco — Screenplay Jorge Durán — Screenplay José Louzeiro — Novel
Tagline

They can't outrun the law of the weakest.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Pixote — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
prostitutionlgbtdisturbedgay themecriticalintensedepressingcomplicated
Key Collaborators
Héctor Babenco Director Rodolfo Sánchez Director of Photography Luiz Elias Editor John Neschling Original Music Composer Héctor Babenco Screenplay Jorge Durán Screenplay José Louzeiro Novel Héctor Babenco Producer Clovis Bueno Costume Design
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