Bus 174

Bus 174

7.3IMDb Score
Released:2002-10-22
Duration:118 min
Country:Brazil
Director:José Padilha
Actors:Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares
Production:Zazen Produções

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.

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