Origially released as a motion picture in 1981. Based on the novel Infância dos mortos / José Louzeiro. "A New Yorker Films release." "A Unifilm/Embrafilme release."--Container. Special features: scene selections ; director's profile ; director's filmography and production notes. Fernando Ramos da Silva, Marilia Pera, Jorge Juliao, Gilberto Moura, Jose Nilson dos Santos.
Summary:
"Ten-year-old Pixote (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. With the transvestite Lilica and his lover Dito, Pixote escapes from the reform school where he and his friends hit the streets alone, embarking on a life of violence and crime."--Container.
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