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.

Fernando Ramos da Silva
as Pixote

Jorge Julião
as Lilica

Gilberto Moura
as Dito

Edilson Lino
as Chico

Zenildo Oliveira Santos
as Fumaça

Claudio Bernardo
as Garatao

Israel Feres David
as Roberto Pie de Plata

Jose Nilson Martin Dos Santos
as Diego

Marília Pêra
as Sueli

Jardel Filho
as Sapatos Brancos
badelf
Those of us born with rights and privileges, however limited they might be, are kings and queens compared to those who are born with absolutely no rights or privileges. This film is a glimpse into the life of that lower caste. It's easy enough for us to say "Well, you always have a choice." But ...