Pixote : a lei do mais fraco /
"Ten-year-old Pixote (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. With the transvestite Li...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Language Notes: | In Portuguese with optional English subtitles. |
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New York :
New Yorker Video,
[2001]
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| Series: | International cinema (DVD videodiscs)
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| Summary: | "Ten-year-old Pixote (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. With the transvestite Lilica and his lover Dito, Pixote escapes from the reform school where he and his friends hit the streets alone, embarking on a life of violence and crime."-- Container. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel Infância dos mortos / José Louzeiro. Originally released as a motion picture in 1981. "A Unifilm/Embrafilme release."--Container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Fotografia [= cinematography], Rodolfo Sanches ; montagem [ =editor], Luiz Elias ; música [= music], John Neschling. |
| ISBN: | 1567302270 9781567302271 |