Pixote In Memoriam (2007)
A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, "Pixote" (1981). 20 years after his assassination by the police, his co-stars and Babenco talk about Fernando's contributions to the film, his troubled life when his acting works didn't took off as expected (since he was typecast) and which made him turn back to his past life of poverty and crimes. The project also presents that film's influence to many directors and artists around the world.
- Date of release
- 2007-10-30
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Felipe Briso, Gilberto Topczewski
Casting
- Marília Pêra — Self
- Héctor Babenco — Self
- Spike Lee — Self
- Nick Cave — Self
- Elke Maravilha — Self
- Fernando Ramos da Silva — (archive footage)
- Caetano Veloso — Self
- Julian Schnabel — Self
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