Bus 174

Release Date:
Oct 8, 2003
MPAA Rating:
R
Running Time:
2:13
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Felipe Lacerda, José Padilha
Cast:
Yvonne Bezerra De Mello Herself
Sandro do Nascimento Himself (archive footage)
Rodrigo Pimentel himself
Luiz Eduardo Soares Himself
Producers:
José Padilha
Language:
English
Official Website:
http://www.bus174.com/

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A young Brazilian hijacks a bus in Rio de Janeiro to rob its passengers. When he holds the entire bus hostage, the press broadcasts it live. This documentary chronicles the incompetent response by police officers to the public event inspired nationwide protest. Included are details about the captor's harsh childhood after witnessing his mother's murder. His homelessness provides but one example of the tragic social and political indifference for urban poverty in modern Brazil.

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