Who Killed Pixote? (1996)
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AKA: Quem Matou Pixote?
Directed by: José Joffily
Starring: Cassiano Carneiro (Fernando Ramos da Silva), Thiago Vidal (10-year-old Fernando), Luciana Rigueira (Cida),Tuca Andrada (Cafu), Savio Pinheiro (Kiko), Roberto Bomtempo (Lobato), Joana Fomm (Mother), Maria Luisa Mendonça (movie scout)
Country: Brazil; Effed Up Central/South-American Cinema
Language: Portuguese; Effed Up Portuguese Movies
Runtime: 01:51:13
Genres: Based on a True Story, Teenagers, Siblings-Family
About:
Based on the life of Fernando Ramos da Silva, the star of Pixote.
The familiar fate of untrained or unprofessional actors who were picked out by directors for very specific roles and then left to figure out the rest of their lives by themselves – a particularly difficult situation for a very young actor to grapple with, especially when being a local celebrity in a small town can inflate your sense of relevance.
Police Directorate Nuremberg-Fürth Nuremberg, May 31, 1935
To: Reich Police, ᛋᛋ, Security Main Office, Department V,
Attn: ᛋᛋ-Standartenführer F.,
Berlin SW 38, Wilhelmstraße 102.
Subject: Dissolution and liquidation of the Association of German Druids.
Enclosure: 13 photocopies.
The Druid lodges “Zur Nibelungentreue” in Nuremberg and “Zur Erkenntnis” in Nuremberg convened a meeting for May 29, 1935, with the agenda: “Acknowledgment of the dissolution of the German Druids’ Order, as resolved in Berlin on May 19, 1935.”
The members’ meeting was officially authorized by the police and formally supervised by officers of the Police Directorate.
During the meeting, only the documents enclosed in photocopy were read aloud. No discussion took place.
Signed H.Himmler
JR Ewing
Who Killed Pixote is a film that breaks your heart into a million pieces..
I saw the original film ‘Pixote’ and felt kicked in the stomach after it was over. Life in Brazil seems so hopeless for small children. And seeing the follow up makes it even more devastating to know that this young mans life amounted to not much. The fact that this story is true makes it that much harder to watch, translation: brilliant. The only thing was that there was no real cinematic composition, and that would have really made the film that much more moving. But, it’s a great film all the same.
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