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.
Released: Sep 26, 1980
Runtime: 128 minutes
Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino, Zenildo Oliveira Santos, Claudio Bernardo
Crew: Héctor Babenco (Producer), Paulo Francini (Associate Producer), Sylvia B. Naves (Executive Producer), Jose Pinto (Associate Producer), Maria Cecília M. de Barros (Assistant Director), Héctor Babenco (Director)