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Pixote (1980) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 127 mins · Portuguese
- Directed by
- Héctor Babenco
- Starring
- Elke Maravilha, Walter Breda, Luiz Serra, Beatriz Segall, Tony Tornado, Fábio Tomasini
In a bleak urban setting, 10‑year‑old Pixote suffers torture, degradation and systemic corruption inside a youth detention center. After police kill two inmates and frame Lilica, a 17‑year‑old transgender hustler, Pixote aids Lilica and three other boys in a daring escape. The group turns to a life of crime, only to be drawn deeper into relentless violence and tragedy.
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