---
title: 'Pixote (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Héctor Babenco'
released: '1980-09-26'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Brazil'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pixote-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082912/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pixote (1980)

1980 · 128 min · Drama, Crime · Brazil

Original title: Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco

## Synopsis

Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco is a 1980 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jorge Durán, based on the book A Infância dos Mortos by José Louzeiro. The film is a docudrama account of Brazil's lower classes youth exposure to organized crime and police corruption.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Héctor Babenco](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-babenco)
- **Screenplay:** [Héctor Babenco](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-babenco), [Jorge Durán](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-duran)
- **Producer:** [Héctor Babenco](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-babenco)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Neschling](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-neschling)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rodolfo Sánchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolfo-sanchez)

## Cast

- [Rubens Rollo](https://cinepixo.com/people/rubens-rollo)
- [Luis Serra](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-serra)
- [Marília Pêra](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilia-pera)
- [Beatriz Berg](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatriz-berg)
- [Kocoth](https://cinepixo.com/people/kocoth)
- [Benedito Corsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/benedito-corsi)
- [Elke Maravilha](https://cinepixo.com/people/elke-maravilha)
- [Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-nilson-martin-dos-santos)
- [Emilio Fontana](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-fontana)
- [Israel Feres David](https://cinepixo.com/people/israel-feres-david)
- [João José Pompeo](https://cinepixo.com/people/joao-jose-pompeo)
- [Raymundo Matos](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymundo-matos)
- [Cleide Eunice Queiroz](https://cinepixo.com/people/cleide-eunice-queiroz)
- [Fabio Tomasini](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabio-tomasini)
- [Lineu Dias](https://cinepixo.com/people/lineu-dias)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/pixote-1980
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