Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (Pixote) (Pixote, the Law of the Weakest) (1981)
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90% of users liked it
(2,298 ratings)
The Brazilian Pixote so closely resembles the films of Luis Buñuel that one is almost shocked to see writer/director Hector Babenco's name on the credits. This is hardly the only shock in this near-hallucinatory cinematic experience. The title character, played by Fernando Ramos da Silva, has… More The Brazilian Pixote so closely resembles the films of Luis Buñuel that one is almost shocked to see writer/director Hector Babenco's name on the credits. This is hardly the only shock in this near-hallucinatory cinematic experience. The title character, played by Fernando Ramos da Silva, has been abandoned by his parents and is scrounging for a living on the streets. Pixote survives by becoming a drug-dealer, pimp and murderer...and he's only ten years old. One of the first films to address the plight of Rio de Janeiro's street kids, Pixote combines stark realism with symbolic imagery. The film is based on José Louzeiro's novel Infancia dos Martos. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hector Babenco
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
R,
- In Theaters
- May 5, 1981 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 5, 2001
- Studio
- Unifilms
Critic Reviews
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Cole Smithey, Daily Radar
"Pixote" is an amazing cinematic social document made with fury and passion by an uncompromising director. There has never been another film that approaches its depiction of Brazil's condemned youth, not even "City of God."
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Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
Hector Babenco's masterpiece.
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Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews
'Pixote' grandfathered other reality-based slum violence efforts heavier in their visual mayhem but not any more so in emotional impact.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Though shapeless, Hector Babenco's docu-style social expose about homeless kids in Brazil contains some of the most harrowing scenes about street children in any film; a companion piece to Bunuel's Los Olvidados and De Sica's Bicycle Thief and Shoeshine
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Chuck Rudolph, Matinee Magazine
A harrowing film about a destitute youth living in Brazil.
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Cast
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Fernando Ramos Da Silva
as Pixote
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Jorge Juliano
as Lilica
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Gilberto Moura
as Dito
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Marilia Pera
as Sueli
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Jardel Filho
as Sapatos Brancos
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Elke Maravilha
as Debora
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Tony Tornado
as Cristal
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Edilson Lino
as Chico
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Walter Breda
as Raulzinho
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Lineu Dias
as 1 assalto
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Rubens de Falco
as Juiz
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Luis Serra
as Jornalista
