Directed by Héctor Babenco
A crime drama film directed by Héctor Babenco.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 7%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.9/10
254 ratings
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.
Matched by mood, pacing, and story
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Héctor Babenco's highest-rated film — Top 4% of 1980s Crime movies.
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