Bus 174 - 2002

Bus 174 2002 Directed by José Padilha , Felipe Lacerda Ônibus 174

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.

Country Brazil

Production Country Brazil

Language Portuguese

Spoken Languages Portuguese , Spanish

Gneres Crime , Documentary

Production Company Zazen Produções

Revenue $217,201

Release Date 22 October 2002

118 mins