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With its bracing blend of unflinching realism and aching humanity, Héctor Babenco’s electrifying look at lost youth fighting to survive on the bottom rung of Brazilian society helped put the country’s cinema on the international map. Shot with documentary-like immediacy on the streets of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Pixote follows the eponymous preteen runaway (the heartbreaking Fernando Ramos da Silva, whose own too-short life tragically mirrored that of his character) as he escapes a nightmarish juvenile detention center only to descend into a life of increasingly violent crime alongside a makeshift family of fellow outcasts. Balancing its shocking brutality with moments of tenderness, this stunning journey through Brazil’s underworld is an unforgettable cry from the lower depths that has influenced multiple generations of filmmakers, including Spike Lee, Harmony Korine, and the Safdie brothers.
Original Release
09/26/1980
US Release
09/11/1981
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fernando Ramos da Silva | Pixote |
Jorge Julião | Lilica |
Gilberto Moura | Dito |
Edilson Lino | Chico |
Zenildo Oliveira Santos | Fumaça |
Claudio Bernardo | Garatao |
Israel Feres David | Roberto Pie de Plata |
Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos | Diego |
Marília Pêra | Sueli |
Jardel Filho | Sapatos Brancos |
Directors
Writers
Hector Babenco, Jorge Durán, José Louzeiro
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fernando Ramos da Silva | Pixote |
Jorge Julião | Lilica |
Gilberto Moura | Dito |
Edilson Lino | Chico |
Zenildo Oliveira Santos | Fumaça |
Claudio Bernardo | Garatao |
Israel Feres David | Roberto Pie de Plata |
Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos | Diego |
Marília Pêra | Sueli |
Jardel Filho | Sapatos Brancos |
Rubens de Falco | Juiz / Judge |
Elke Maravilha | Debora / Débora |
Tony Tornado | Cristal |
Beatriz Segall | Widower / Widow |
João José Pompeo | Almir |
Rubens Rollo | Director / Diretor |
Emilio Fontana | Dr. Delgado / Delegado |
Luis Serra | Reporter / Journalist |
Ariclê Perez | Teacher |
Joe Kantor | Gringo / Foreigner |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sylvia B. Naves | Executive Producer |
Hector Babenco | Producer |
Paulo Francini | Producer |
Jose Pinto | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1982 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |