# Pixote (1980)

> A runaway child is pushed from police abuse into a criminal underworld where survival steadily erodes innocence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27159

## Facts

- Runtime: 127 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Héctor Babenco
- Cast: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino, Zenildo Oliveira Santos, Claudio Bernardo, Israel Feres David, Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082912/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, harrowing, lyrical, serious film night, world cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of survival amidst the brutality of a corrupt system.

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