Pixote

Pixote

Tells the story of ten-year-old Pixote, (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') who 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...

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Corporate Authors: HB Filmes, Unifilm Inc, Empresa Brasileira de Filmes, New Yorker Films, New Yorker Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Babenco, Hector, Durán, Jorge, Silva, Fernando Ramos da, 1967-1987, Pera, Marília, Louzeiro, José
Format: Video DVD
Language:Portuguese
Published: Chicago, IL : Facets Multi-Media, Inc., 1981.
Series:International cinema
Subjects:
Louzeiro, José > Film and video adaptations.
Street children > Brazil > Drama.
Juvenile delinquents > Brazil > Drama.
Feature films > Brazil.
Motion pictures > Brazil.
Feature films.
Brazil > Social conditions > 1964-1985 > Drama.
São Paulo (Brazil) > Drama.
Table of Contents:
  • Director's statement
  • The round-up
  • A new friend
  • Getting settled
  • Family day
  • Police brutality
  • A set-up
  • Freedom
  • Deal or get dealt
  • A new acquisition
  • Lilica splits
  • Abandoned.

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