Plot
Pixote, a 10-year-old runaway boy, is arrested on the streets of Sao Paulo during a police round-up homeless people. Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of the runaways are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old transvestite hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape, and they survive by lives of crime that only escalate to more violence and death.
Written by
Hector Babenco, Jorge Durán, José Louzeiro
Directed by
Hector Babenco
Crew
Production Countries
Brazil
Production Companies
Embrafilme, HB Filmes
Languages
Português
Awards
10 wins & 4 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
10,627
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA