Synopsis

Pixote, a 10-year-old runaway boy, is arrested on the streets of Sao Paulo during a police round-up homeless people. Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of the runaways are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old transvestite hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape, and they survive by lives of crime that only escalate to more violence and death.

Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Pixote (1980) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino, Zenildo Oliveira Santos, Claudio Bernardo DIRECTOR: Héctor Babenco CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rodolfo Sánchez MUSIC: John Neschling PRODUCTION: HB Filmes, Embrafilme S/A

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Pixote (1980). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

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INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Filming & Locations

It was filmed in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The film features several scenes of Rio's beaches. Historical places in São Paulo like 'Viaduto Santa Ifigênia' and the statue 'Monumento às Bandeiras' (at the Ibirapuera Park) are seen throughout the film.

[Filming locations] It was filmed in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The film features several scenes of Rio's beaches. Historical places in São Paulo like 'Viaduto Santa Ifigênia' and the statue 'Monumento às Bandeiras' (at the Ibirapuera Park) are seen throughout the film.