Bus 174
On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Released
- 2002
- Country
- Brazil
Details
Release year: 2002
Storyline
On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.
Top credits
- Sandro do Nascimento — Self
- Rodrigo Pimentel — Self - Former Rio SWAT Instructor
- Luiz Eduardo Soares — Self - Sociologist
- Anonymous — Self - Rio SWAT Team Officer
Did you know
• Included among the 1, 001 Movies You Must See (Before You Die) (2014), edited by Steven Schneider.
• Director José Padilha and writer City of God (2002) later collaborated in Elite Squad (2007) and Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010). Former BOPE captain Rodrigo Pimentel, author of the story that inspired both films, is interviewed in this documentary.
• Writer Bráulio Mantovani later wrote the feature film Last Stop 174 (2008), which covers the same topic.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $217,201
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $8,625 (2003-10-12)
User reviews
High-impact documentary will have you examine your thoughts on urban violence
Devastating
Exposes the weaknesses in Brazil society
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby SR
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Black and White, Color
