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Pixote
Running Time: 125 min.
Produced By: / Embrafilme

Summary:
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 charac... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Fernando Ramos Da Silva (Pixote) Jorge Juliano (Lilica) Gilberto Moura (Dito) Marilia Pera (Sueli) All Cast & Crew >> Review: Not since Luis Buñuel's Los Olvidados has there been as savage and harrowing account of the plight of street kids or as damning a critique of Third World poverty and societal indifference. 10-year-old Pixote ("Pee Wee" in Portuguese) endures the brut ... Continue >>

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