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Bus 174

Bus 174

7,3 /10 (145 Votes)
2002 PT 118 min

Overview

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.

Release date

22/10/2002

Votes

145

Popularity

0.4

Reality transcends fiction

Status

Released

Original title

Ônibus 174

Language

PT

Runtime

118 min

Revenue

$217,201

Original Soundtrack

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