Pixote

Year: 1980

Runtime: 127 mins

Language: Portuguese

Director: Héctor Babenco

DramaCrimeCrime drugs and gangstersIntense violence and sexual transgressionMoving relationship stories

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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