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79% Critic Match
Pixote
“They can't outrun the law of the weakest.”
7.9 / 10• 1980• 2h 7m•R• Portuguese
CrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Fernando Ramos da Silva
Pixote
LeadJJ
Jorge Julião
Lilica
GM
Gilberto Moura
Dito
EL
Edilson Lino
Chico
ZO
Zenildo Oliveira Santos
Fumaça
CB
Claudio Bernardo
Garatao
IF
Israel Feres David
Roberto Pie de Plata
JN
Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos
Diego
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Héctor Babenco's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pixote is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
