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Pixote

Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco

1980 · 2h 7m · Crime, Drama · Brazil · Rated R (US)

They can't outrun the law of the weakest.

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.

Directed by
Héctor Babenco
Written by
Héctor Babenco, Jorge Durán
Based on the novel by
José Louzeiro
Starring
Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino
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Not available to stream, rent or buy in Australia.

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MUBI: available in 88 countries
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Style & content

complicatedcriticaldepressingdisturbedgay themeintenselgbtprostitution
RatingR (US)

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