Pixote
1980 · directed by Héctor Babenco
- Rating
- 85/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Pixote (1980), directed by Héctor Babenco, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Fernando Ramos da Silva
- Jorge Julião
- Gilberto Moura
- Edilson Lino
- Zenildo Oliveira Santos
- Claudio Bernardo
- Israel Feres David
- Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos
- Marília Pêra
- Jardel Filho
Crew
- Rodolfo Sánchez — Director of Photography
- Luiz Elias — Editor
- John Neschling — Original Music Composer
- Héctor Babenco — Screenplay
- Jorge Durán — Screenplay
More from Héctor Babenco
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) — 76/100
- Carandiru (2003) — 73/100
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) — 67/100
- Ironweed (1987) — 62/100
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