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Bus 174

R

2002

118 minutes

DocumentaryCrime

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.

Top Cast

Yvonne Bezerra de Mello headshot

Yvonne Bezerra de Mello

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Sandro do Nascimento headshot

Sandro do Nascimento

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Rodrigo Pimentel headshot

Rodrigo Pimentel

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Luiz Eduardo Soares headshot

Luiz Eduardo Soares

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