A new documentary airs on PBS. And a Brazilian film by Hector Babenco comes to Criterion. By Mariel Wamsley BROKEN PLACES 10 p.m. on PBS. (Check local listings.) This documentary from the ...
A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, "Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco" (1981). 20 years after his assassination by the police, ...
Pixote, a 10-year-old runaway boy, is arrested on the streets of Sao Paulo during a police round-up homeless people. Pixote endures torture, degradation and corruption at a local youth detention ...
The true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film Pixote (1980). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little ...