Bus 174
Ônibus 174
2002, Film, 122 min, Crime, Documentary, Portuguese, Brazil, MoviePedia score 72
Reality transcends fiction
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.
Directed by José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda
Cast
- Rodrigo Pimentel as Self - Former Rio SWAT Instructor
- Luiz Eduardo Soares as Self - Sociologist
- Anonymous as Self - Rio SWAT Team Officer
- Maria Aparecida as Self - Damiana's Daughter
- Captain Batista as Self - Rio SWAT Team Negotiator
- Luanna Belmon as Self - Undergraduate Student
- Claudete Beltrana as Self - Former Street Kid
- Luciana Carvalho as Self - Secretary
- Coelho as Self - Former Street Kid
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