Bus 174 (2002)

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.

Released: Oct 22, 2002

Runtime: 118 minutes

Genre: Documentary, Crime

Stars: Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares

Crew: José Padilha (Director), José Padilha (Producer), José Padilha (Screenplay), Cezar Moraes (Director of Photography), Marcelo 'Guru' Duarte (Director of Photography), Marcos Prado (Producer)