Pixote: The Law of the Weakest (1980) Trailer | Director: Hector Babenco

With a blend of harsh realism and aching humanity, Héctor Babenco’s international breakout Pixote offers an electrifying look at youth fighting to survive on the bottom rung of Brazilian society, and a stinging indictment of the country’s military dictatorship and police. In a heartbreaking performance, Fernando Ramos da Silva plays a young boy who escapes a nightmarish reformatory only to resort to a life of violent crime, even as he forms a makeshift family with some fellow outcasts.

Director: Hector Babenco
Writers: Hector Babenco (story) Jorge Durán (story) José Louzeiro (book "Infancia dos Mortos")
Cast: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura