Pixote (1980)

09/26/1980 (BR) • 2h 7m

Crime, Drama

They can't outrun the law of the weakest.

Overview

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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Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

prostitution

lgbt

disturbed

gay theme

critical

intense

depressing

complicated

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