

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.

Fernando Ramos da Silva
Pixote
Jorge Julião
Lilica
Gilberto Moura
Dito
Edilson Lino
Chico
Zenildo Oliveira Santos
Fumaça
Claudio Bernardo
Garatao
Israel Feres David
Roberto Pie de Plata
Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos
Diego

Marília Pêra
Sueli

Jardel Filho
Sapatos Brancos

Rubens de Falco
Judge

Elke Maravilha
Débora

Tony Tornado
Cristal

Beatriz Segall
Widow

João José Pompeo
Almir
Rubens Rollo
Diretor
Emílio Fontana
Delegado

Luiz Serra
Journalist

Ariclê Perez
Teacher
Joe Kantor
Foreigner
Héctor Babenco
Héctor Babenco, Jorge Durán
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