🎬 Crime, Drama

Pixote

"They can't outrun the law of the weakest."

⭐ 7.9/10 1980 2h 7m Dir. Héctor Babenco

About this movie

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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7.9/10 244 votes

Quick facts

Year
1980
Runtime
2h 7m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.9/10
Votes
244
Genre
Crime, Drama
Director
Language
PT

Cast

🎭 Crime 🎭 Drama 🎬 Héctor Babenco 👤 Fernando Ramos da Silva 👤 Jorge Julião 👤 Gilberto Moura
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Questions about Pixote

Pixote has a runtime of 2h 7m (2 hours and 7 minutes).
Pixote was directed by Héctor Babenco and released in 1980.
Pixote is a Crime, Drama film (1980).
The cast of Pixote includes Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino, Zenildo Oliveira Santos.
Pixote has a TMDB rating of 7.9/10 based on 244 votes.

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