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Pixote (1980)

Pixote (1980)

Drama Crime

They can't outrun the law of the weakest.

Release Date: 1980, September 26
Directors: Héctor Babenco
Countries: Brazil
Production: HB Filmes, Embrafilme
Cast: César Pezzuoli, Luiz Serra, Tony Tornado, Marília Pêra, Elke Maravilha, Beatriz Segall, Walter Breda, Carlos Costa, Fernando Ramos da Silva, Ariclê Perez, Rubens de Falco, Lineu Dias

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.

Keywords:

disturbed critical lgbt gay theme intense complicated depressing prostitution