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.
Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino, Zenildo Oliveira Santos, Claudio Bernardo
Crew: Héctor Babenco (Screenplay), Héctor Babenco (Director), Jorge Durán (Screenplay), José Louzeiro (Novel), Clovis Bueno (Art Direction), Luiz Elias (Editor)
Country: Brazil
Language: Português
Studio: HB Filmes, Embrafilme
Runtime: 128 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 26, 1980
IMDb: 3.073