Poster of the movie Pixote (1980)

Pixote

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Portuguese

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.

  • Screenshot #1 from Pixote (1980)
  • Screenshot #2 from Pixote (1980)
  • Screenshot #3 from Pixote (1980)
Storyline 

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.

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