Movie

Pixote

1980 · 127 min

A relentless plunge into a child's brutal world, leaving you hollowed out and haunted long after the final frame.

Tagline: They can't outrun the law of the weakest.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, melancholic and tense. Measured and demanding.
About: Survival, crime, corruption, isolation
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
crime
corruption
isolation
violence
Places: big city
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong