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They can't outrun the law of the weakest. - Pixote
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Title: Pixote

Release Date: 26 Sep 1980

Runtime: 2h 8m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: HB Filmes, Embrafilme

Production Companies: HB Filmes, Embrafilme

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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Average Vote: 8 (215 votes)

Cast

  • Pixote: Fernando Ramos da Silva
  • Lilica: Jorge Julião
  • Dito: Gilberto Moura
  • Chico: Edilson Lino
  • Fumaça: Zenildo Oliveira Santos
  • Garatao: Claudio Bernardo
  • Roberto Pie de Plata: Israel Feres David
  • Diego: Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos
  • Sueli: Marília Pêra
  • Sapatos Brancos: Jardel Filho
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