Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco (Portuguese pronunciation: [pi???t?i a ?lej du ?maj? ?f?aku], Pixote (small child): The Law of the Weakest) is a Brazilian drama film directed by Hector Babenco. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jorge Durán, based on the book A infancia dos mortos (The Childhood of the Dead Ones) by José Louzeiro.