Movie Cosmos - Pixote | Movie Cosmos

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Fernando Ramos da Silva

As Pixote

Jorge Julião

As Lilica

Gilberto Moura

As Dito

Edilson Lino

As Chico

Zenildo Oliveira Santos

As Fumaça

Claudio Bernardo

As Garatao

Israel Feres David

As Roberto Pie de Plata

Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos

As Diego

Marília Pêra

As Sueli

Jardel Filho

As Sapatos Brancos

Rubens de Falco

As Judge

Elke Maravilha

As Débora

Tony Tornado

As Cristal

Beatriz Segall

As Widow

João José Pompeo

As Almir

Rubens Rollo

As Diretor

Emílio Fontana

As Delegado

Luiz Serra

As Journalist

Ariclê Perez

As Teacher

Joe Kantor

As Foreigner

Isadora de Farias

As Psychologist

Beatriz Berg

As Mãe Fumaça

Walter Breda

As Raulzinho

Raimundo Matos

As Médico

Benedito Corsi

As Pixote's Grandfather

Damaceno Filho

As Jornalista

Cleide Eunice Queiroz

As Mãe de Dito

Israel Pinheiro

As Inspetor I

Carlos Costa

As Inspetor II

Fábio Tomasini

As Filho da Viúva

Lineu Dias

As First Assault

César Pezzuoli

As Young Man

Kocoth

As Amigo de Sueli

Top Crew >

Héctor Babenco

Director

Reviews:

badelf (10/10)

Those of us born with rights and privileges, however limited they might be, are kings and queens compared to those who are born with absolutely no rights or privileges. This film is a glimpse into the life of that lower caste.

It's easy enough for us to say "Well, you always have a choice." But here, the director, Hector Babenco, puts the final nail in the coffin of that idea. The film seems almost documentary, which is exactly what makes this opus a masterpiece.

With the exception of Marília Pêra, the actors were not actors. They were drawn from the inner city of São Paulo itself, where the film took place. The movie appears to be not even scripted, but improvised by the street kids that lived that life everyday.

Pixote is essential viewing for any international film lover. The thin line between art and life is erased by Pixote. So much so, that a few years later the film's lead actor, Fernando Ramos de Silva (Pixote) suffered the same fate in real as did his cohorts in the film.

2023-08-08