Pixote (4K Restoration)

Hector Babenco’s 1980 masterpiece is both a gripping crime drama and a devastating exposé of how political corruption and police brutality drive street kids into the São Paulo underworld. Pixote, a ten year old homeless boy is thrown into a juvenile prison, eventually breaking into a life of drugs and street crime. With incredible performances from a cast of non-professionals, all from similar backgrounds to the characters, the film is immediate, shocking and heartrendingly moving. Restored by Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata and The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project in collaboration with JLS Facilitações Sonoras and Cinemateca Brasileira. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.

Contains scenes of strong violence, sexual and physical abuse and drug use involving children, and themes of suicide.