Bus 174 (2002)

10/22/2002 (BR) • 1h 58m

Documentary, Crime

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

-

Revenue

$217,201.00

Keywords

police brutality

slum

hostage

rio de janeiro

hijacking

bus hijacking

teacher

massacre survivor

street kid

homeless teenager

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