‎Pixote (1980) directed by Héctor Babenco • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd
Pixote

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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.

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Pixote, la ley del más débil, Pixote, la loi du plus faible, Pixote, ta hamini tou São Paulo, Pixote, la legge del più debole, Pixote, gatans barn, Пишоте: Закон самого слабого, Het Recht van de Zwakste, Pixote: The Law of the Weakest, Asphalt-Haie, Pixote – heikomman laki, 피쇼테, 픽쇼테, פישוטה, 街童, ყველაზე სუსტის კანონი, Пішоте: Закон найслабшого

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05 May 1981
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26 Sep 1980
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11 Sep 1981
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18 Sep 1981
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24 Feb 1983
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