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Bus 174

Bus 174

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 22, 2002

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Documentary, Crime

User Score

74%

Original Title

Ônibus 174

Production Companies

Zazen Produções

Director

José Padilha

Revenue

$217,201

Description

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.