Pixote

1980 2h 7m ★7.9

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 September 26, 1980
Runtime 2h 7m
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Director Héctor Babenco
Category Crime, Drama
Rating 7.9 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 1980
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