Pixote (1980)
Kernel Score: 88% · 234 ratings
Genres: Crime, Drama
Released: 1980-09-26
Runtime: 127 minutes
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.
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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
- Israel Feres David as Roberto Pie de Plata
- Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos as Diego
- Marília Pêra as Sueli
- Jardel Filho as Sapatos Brancos