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Director:
Hector Babenco
Writers:
José Louzeiro (book) and
Hector Babenco (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
5 May 1982 (France) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama more
Plot:
The life of a boy in the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with little crimes, prostitution, etc full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins more
User Comments:
Unforgettable more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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 ... Juiz
Elke Maravilha ... Debora
Tony Tornado ... Cristal
Beatriz Segall ... Widower
João José Pompeo ... Almir (as Joáo José Pompeu)
Rubens Rollo ... Director (as Ruben Rollo)
Emilio Fontana ... Dr. Delgado
Luiz Serra ... Reporter
Ariclê Perez ... Teacher
Joe Kantor ... Gringo
Isadora de Farias ... Psychologist
Beatriz Berg ... Fumaça's mother
Walter Breda ... Raulzinho
Raymundo Matos ... Doctor
Benedito Corsi ... Pixote's grandfather
Damaceno Pilho ... Reporter (as Damaceno Filho)
Cleide Eunice Queiroz ... Dito's mother
Israel Pinheiro ... Inspetor I
Carlos Costa ... Inspetor II
Fabio Tomasini ... Widower's son (as Fabio Tomazini)
Lineu Dias ... Assaulted man
Cesar Pezzuoli ... Young Man
Kocoth ... Sueli's friend
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Otoniel Serra ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Hector Babenco 
 
Writing credits
José Louzeiro (book "Infancia dos Mortos")

Hector Babenco  writer
Jorge Durán  writer

Produced by
Paulo Francini .... associate producer
Sylvia B. Naves .... executive producer (as Sílvia Naves)
Jose Pinto .... associate producer
Hector Babenco .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
John Neschling 
 
Cinematography by
Rodolfo Sánchez  (as Rodolfo Sanches)
 
Film Editing by
Luiz Elias 
 
Art Direction by
Clovis Bueno 
 
Costume Design by
Clovis Bueno 
 
Makeup Department
Josefina de Oliveira .... makeup artist (as Nena)
 
Production Management
Lilian Costa .... production manager (as Lília Costa)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maria Cecília M. de Barros .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Liza Monteiro .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Francisco Carneiro .... boom operator
Hugo Gama .... sound
José Luiz Sasso .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Sergio Farjalla .... special effects
José Marchesin .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Esmeraldo Caetano .... electrician
Felipe Daviña .... assistant camera
Aylton de Magalhães .... still photographer
Paraná .... grip
Cláudio Portioli .... camera operator
Altino Procópio .... electrician (as Altino Procópio Cardoso)
Waldemar Tomas .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carminha Guarana .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
José Carlos .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Carlos Cabrera .... production assistant
Marcelo Paes de Barros .... production assistant
Marçal de Souza .... production assistant (as Marçal Ferreira de Souza)
Luci Godói .... production secretary
Luis Alberto Laurindo .... production assistant
Maria Sílvia Moreira .... continuity (as Sílvia Moreira)
Daniel Santiago .... production assistant
Marcelo Tassara .... title designer
Maria Fatima Toledo .... coach
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pixote
Pixote, the Law of the Weakest (USA)
The Survival of the Weakest (USA) (subtitle)
Asphalt-Haie (West Germany) [de]
Pixote - den svagares lag (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Pixote - heikomman laki (Finland) [fi]
Pixote, la legge del più debole (Italy) [it]
Pixote, la ley del más débil (Spain) [es]
Pixote, la loi du plus faible (France) [fr]
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Runtime:
128 min
Country:
Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:(Banned) (original rating) | Australia:R (re-rating after appeal) | UK:18 (cut) | West Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | USA:R
Company:
Embrafilme more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film's star, 'Fernando Ramos Da Silva', who plays a young street criminal, actually was a street criminal before he made this film. After completing it he took up the criminal life again, and was killed in Brazil in 1987 in a shootout with police. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pixote, in memorian (2007) more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Unforgettable, 23 September 2002
7/10
Author: givnaw from Minnesota, USA

This is no walk in the park. I saw this when it came out, and haven't had the guts to watch it again. You will never see a more horrifyingly devastating or depressing movie. I felt like I'd been severely beaten. What kind of world are we living in when we have children who are treated worse than garbage? This is our world, what we have created, what we have allowed to happen. And I would hesitate to say that I-ME-WE are not responsible for this. Babenco made this film to wake us up, to shake us to our very core, and he succeeded. How can we be cruel, or self-indulgent, or neglectful of our children, when we see the graphic results of such behavior? He is pointing a finger of accusation at us all for doing this to the lowliest and least powerful of our society. And if you aren't doing something each day to prevent it, then you are part of the problem. I am NOT a religious fanatic, but this movie made me think about the state of my soul.

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