Bus 174 (2002)
22/10/2002
Documentary, Crime
1h 58m
- 74% (132 votes)
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Overview
Documentary depicts what happened in Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 2000, when bus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to shoot all the passengers. Transmitted live on all Brazilian TV networks, this shocking and tragic-ending event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the scariest examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.
- José PadilhaDirector, Screenplay
Original Title
Ônibus 174
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Revenue
$217,201
Keywords
- police brutality
- slum
- hostage
- rio de janeiro
- hijacking
- bus hijacking
- teacher
- massacre survivor
- street kid
- homeless teenager
Top Billed Cast
Yvonne Bezerra de Mello
Herself
Sandro do Nascimento
Himself
Rodrigo Pimentel
Himself
Luiz Eduardo Soares
Himself
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