Fernando Ramos Da Silva,
Jorge Juliano,
Gilberto Moura,
Marilia Pera,
Jardel Filho
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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-ha... read more
DVD Release Date: June 5, 2001
Stats: 151 reviews
A not so pleasant peek into the slums of latin america. Few films achieve such heartwrenching misery and crudeness. No MTV videoclip style of cinematography and editing, just rough reality and real poor kids making a few bucks while pouring their hearts and minds in front of a ca... read more
The cold reality of homeless children, that do everything to survive in a cruel brazilian society. A shocking film, a social critic cinematographic with great actors. Better that Fernando Meirelles's City of God. Fernando Ramos da Silva (1967-1987) and Jorge Juliano made a wonder... read more
unlike City of God, this is the movie about Brazilian street kids that has unflinching sensitivity toward its characters no matter how horrible their lives become. COG quickly turns the kids into material for an MTV-hyper Goodfellas
Was ok, watched it based on other peoples reviews. I kinda skipped through parts of it after an hour, You knew the ending based on the plot events pretty quick in the show.
Should have won Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1982, but wasn't eligible because of its release date.
wATCHED iT fOR tHE fIRST tIME lAST nIGHT, aND sUCH sADNESS, bECAUSE sTILL tODAY, tHIS iS sTILL hAPPENING. dEF a mOVIE tO wATCH!
pixote is clearly one of well-made documentaries about juveniles in slump area in Sao Paolo, Brazil. A story about a young boy named Pixote who at 19 was brutally murdered by corrupted police. The film you can think about how fortunate you are living in a everything-is-available... read more
Hector Babenco's masterpiece.
'Pixote' grandfathered other reality-based slum violence efforts heavier in their visual mayhem but not any more so in emotional impact. Full Review
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 Lo... Full Review
A harrowing film about a destitute youth living in Brazil.
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