Pixote
1980
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.
Director:
Hector Babenco
Writers:
Hector Babenco, Jorge Durán, José Louzeiro
Awards:
10 wins & 4 nominations total
Production:
Hector Babenco
Country:
Brazil
