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Bus 174
“Reality transcends fiction”
7.3 / 10• 2002• 1h 58m•R• Portuguese
DocumentaryCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
YB
Yvonne Bezerra de Mello
Herself
LeadSd
Sandro do Nascimento
Himself
Rodrigo Pimentel
Himself
LE
Luiz Eduardo Soares
Himself
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. José Padilha's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bus 174 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
