Bus 174
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| Bus 174 (Ônibus 174) |
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| Directed by | José Padilha |
| Produced by | José Padilha Rodrigo Pimentel Marcos Prado |
| Written by | José Padilha |
| Starring | Sandro Rosa do Nascimento |
| Release date(s) | October 22, 2002 |
| Running time | 111 mins |
| Language | Portuguese |
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Bus 174 (Portuguese, Ônibus 174) is a Brazilian documentary film released on October 22, 2002. It is the debut film of director José Padilha and co-director Felipe Lacerda. The film's subject is the June 12, 2000 bus hijacking that occurred in Rio de Janeiro. Sandro do Nascimento, a young man from a poor background, bungled a robbery and ended up holding the passengers on a bus hostage for four hours. The event was caught live on television.
The movie examines the incident and what life is like in the slums and favelas of Rio de Janeiro and how the criminal justice system in Brazil treats the lower classes.
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The film has been widely seen outside of Brazil. It was voted "one of the ten best films of the year" by The New York Times. It has won over 23 prizes worldwide, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming in 2005 (after being shown on HBO/CINEMAX with great success), and the Amnesty Award in the Netherlands. It has also been featured as an Official Selection at the multiple film festivals including:
- Palm Springs (2004)
- Vancouver (2003)
- Sundance (2003)
- Starz Denver (2003)
- Sydney (2003)
- San Francisco (2003)
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[edit] External links
- Bus 174 at the Internet Movie Database
- Bus 174 at Rotten Tomatoes
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