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.
Title | Bus 174 |
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Year | 2002 |
Genre | Documentary, Crime |
Country | Brazil |
Studio | Zazen Produções |
Cast | Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares |
Crew | José Padilha (Director), José Padilha (Producer), José Padilha (Screenplay), Cezar Moraes (Director of Photography), Marcelo 'Guru' Duarte (Director of Photography), Marcos Prado (Producer) |
Keyword | police brutality, slum, hostage, rio de janeiro, hijacking, bus hijacking, teacher, massacre survivor, street kid, homeless teenager |
Release | Oct 22, 2002 |
Runtime | 118 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.40 / 10 by 131 users |