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Bus 174 (2002)

Bus 174 (2002)

Crime Documentary

Reality transcends fiction

Release Date: 2002, October 22
Directors: José Padilha
Countries: Brazil
Production: Zazen Produções
Cast: Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Sandro do Nascimento, Luiz Eduardo Soares

Overview:

On 12 June 2000, in Rio de Janeiro, Ônibus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to kill all the passengers. Transmitted live on all national networks, this shocking and tragic event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the most terrifying examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.

Keywords:

police brutality hostage teacher bus rio de janeiro hijacking slum street kid homeless teenager massacre survivor bus hijacking police failure