Salón Rojo
2024
“They can't outrun the law of the weakest.”
Pixote (1980)
September 26, 19802h 7mPT
7.9
238 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Héctor BabencoWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
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Production Companies
HB FilmesEmbrafilme
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badelf
10.0Those of us born with rights and privileges, however limited they might be, are kings and queens compared to those who are born with absolutely no rights or privileges. This film is a glimpse into the life of that lower caste. It's easy enough for us to say "Well, you always have a choice." But here, the director, Hector Babenco, puts the final nail in the coffin of that idea. The film seems almost documentary, which is exactly what makes this opus a masterpiece. With the exception of Marília Pêra, the actors were not actors. They were drawn from the inner city of São Paulo itself, whe…
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