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| Director: | Babenco, Hector |
| Studio: | Embrafilme |
| Writer: | José Louzeiro, Hector Babenco |
| Rating: | 7.9 (2,887 votes) |
| Date Added: | 2012-06-05 |
| Awards: | Nominated for Golden Globe, Another 8 wins |
| Genre: | English films |
| IMDb: | 0082912 |
| Duration: | 2:08:00 |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.85 : 1 |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Languages: | Portuguese |
| Subtitles: | English, Spanish |
| LAC code: | 300007412 |
| DVD or VHS: | DVD |
| Original: | Check |
Summary: Pixote, a 10-year-old runaway boy, is arrested on the streets of Sao Paulo during a police round-up homeless people. Pixote endures torture, degradation and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of the runaways are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old transvesite hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape where they make their living by the life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
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Pixote
(1981)
Brazil