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Pixote

by Héctor Babenco, Brazil, 1980
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The street urchin Pixote flees the inhumane conditions at a correction facility and returns to life on the streets. He seeks a mother-figure in the aging prostitute Sueli.

Festivals & awards

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1982
Best Film, Best Actress
FOCAL International Awards 2019
FOCAL Award: Best Archive Restoration/Preservation Title
The Film Foundation
Golden Globes, USA 1982
Nomination Best Foreign Film
Locarno International Film Festival 1981
Silver Leopard
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1981
Best Foreign Film
National Board of Review, USA 1981
NBR Award Top Foreign Films
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 1982
Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1981
Best Foreign Language Film
San Sebastián International Film Festival 1981
OCIC Award - Honorable Mention
SESC Film Festival, Brazil 1981
Critics Award, Best Film

Prison Violence Youth Childhood Prostitution
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Credits

Original Title
Pixote
Title
Pixote
Directed by
Héctor Babenco
Country
Brazil
Year
1980
Screenplay
Héctor Babenco, Jorge Durán
Film Editing
Luiz Elias
Soundtrack
John Neschling
Cinematography
Rodolfo Sanchez
Sound
Hugo Gama
Costumes
Clóvis Bueno
Production Design
Clóvis Bueno
Production
Embrafilme, HB Filmes
Formats
DCP
Runtime
128 min.
Language
Portugiesisch/d + f
Cast
Fernando Ramos da Silva (Pixote), Jorge Julião (Lilica), Gilberto Moura (Dito), Edilson Lino (Chico), Marília Pêra (Sueli), Jardel Filho (Sapatos Brancos), Rubens de Falco (Juiz), Elke Maravilha (Debora), Claudio Bernardo (Garatao), Tony Tornado (Cristal)

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