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Pixote

- They can't outrun the law of the weakest.

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.

Release Date : 1980-09-26

Language :Portuguese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : HB FilmesEmbrafilme

Production Country : Brazil

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Pixote

Original Name : Fernando Ramos da Silva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lilica

Original Name : Jorge Julião

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dito

Original Name : Gilberto Moura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chico

Original Name : Edilson Lino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fumaça

Original Name : Zenildo Oliveira Santos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Garatao

Original Name : Claudio Bernardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roberto Pie de Plata

Original Name : Israel Feres David

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diego

Original Name : Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sueli

Original Name : Marília Pêra

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sapatos Brancos

Original Name : Jardel Filho

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Rubens de Falco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Débora

Original Name : Elke Maravilha

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cristal

Original Name : Tony Tornado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Widow

Original Name : Beatriz Segall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Almir

Original Name : João José Pompeo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diretor

Original Name : Rubens Rollo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Delegado

Original Name : Emílio Fontana

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Luiz Serra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Ariclê Perez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Foreigner

Original Name : Joe Kantor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Psychologist

Original Name : Isadora de Farias

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mãe Fumaça

Original Name : Beatriz Berg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raulzinho

Original Name : Walter Breda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Médico

Original Name : Raimundo Matos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pixote's Grandfather

Original Name : Benedito Corsi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jornalista

Original Name : Damaceno Filho

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mãe de Dito

Original Name : Cleide Eunice Queiroz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspetor I

Original Name : Israel Pinheiro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspetor II

Original Name : Carlos Costa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Filho da Viúva

Original Name : Fábio Tomasini

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Assault

Original Name : Lineu Dias

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Man

Original Name : César Pezzuoli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amigo de Sueli

Original Name : Kocoth

Gender : Male

Reviews

badelf

@badelf

2023-08-08

Those of us born with rights and privileges, however limited they might be, are kings and queens compared to those who are born with absolutely no rights or privileges. This film is a glimpse into the life of that lower caste. It's easy enough for us to say "Well, you always have a choice." But here, the director, Hector Babenco, puts the final nail in the coffin of that idea. The film seems almost documentary, which is exactly what makes this opus a masterpiece. With the exception of Marília Pêra, the actors were not actors. They were drawn from the inner city of São Paulo itself, where the film took place. The movie appears to be not even scripted, but improvised by the street kids that lived that life everyday. Pixote is essential viewing for any international film lover. The thin line between art and life is erased by Pixote. So much so, that a few years later the film's lead actor, Fernando Ramos de Silva (Pixote) suffered the same fate in real as did his cohorts in the film.