


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
Writers
José Padilha
Release Date
October 22, 2002
Runtime
1h 58m
Status
Released
Original Language
pt
Vote Count
138
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