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Bus 174

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Bus 174

7.3

1h 58m

2002

Synopsis

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.

Director

José Padilha

DocumentaryCrime

police brutalityslumhostagerio de janeirohijackingbus hijackingteachermassacre survivorstreet kidhomeless teenager

Cast & Crew

Yvonne Bezerra de Mello

as Herself

Sandro do Nascimento

as Himself

Rodrigo Pimentel

Rodrigo Pimentel

as Himself

Luiz Eduardo Soares

as Himself

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