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Modern Languages Film Series, film 5: Pixote: a Lei do Mais Franco [Pixote] (Brazil, Héctor Babenco, 1980). This documentary-style film tells the harsh story of Brazil’s delinquent youth, who are used as pawns by corrupt police and crime organisations alike. Director Héctor Babenco chose to cast non-actors in the main roles. The results is a harrowing and honest portrayal of how an 11-year-old boy, abandoned by family and society, becomes hopelessly entangled in a life of crime. Rated R. (In Portuguese with English subtitles). Wed. Nov. 21 screening hosted by Omar Rodriguez (Modern Languages).
Free and open to the public (film is rated "R")
Contact:
Beth Gerwin | beth.gerwin@uleth.ca | (403) 332-4572