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.
| Release Date | September 26, 1980 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco | |
| Runtime | 2h 7min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Portuguese | |
| Original Language | Portuguese | |
| Production Countries | Brazil | |
| Production Companies | HB FilmesEmbrafilme | |