Ônibus 174 (2002)

Directors:

José Padilha
Felipe Lacerda (co-director)

Writer:

José Padilha (writer)

Release Date:

30 August 2003 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Documentary | Crime

Plot:

Documentary depicts what happened in Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 2000, when bus 174 was taken by an armed young man...

Plot Keywords:

Passenger | Bus | 2000s | Interview | Police

Awards:

10 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Anonymous	...	Himself - Rio SWAT Team Officer
Maria Aparecida	...	Herself - Damiana's Daughter
Captain Batista	...	Himself - Rio SWAT Team Negotiator
Luanna Belmon	...	Herself - Undergraduate Student
Claudete Beltrana	...	Herself - Former Street Kid
Luciana Carvalho	...	Herself - Secretary
Coelho	...	Himself - Former Street Kid
Damiana	...	Herself
Yvonne Bezerra de Mello	...	Herself - Social Worker
Julieta do Nacimento	...	Herself - Sandro's Maternal Aunt
Sandro do Nascimento	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dona Elza	...	Herself
Geísa Firmo Gonçalves	...	Herself (archive footage)
José Henrique	...	Himself - TV Cameraman
Cláudia Macumbinha	...	Herself - Former Street Kid
Mendonça	...	Himself - Jail Keeper
Williams Moura	...	Himself - Undergraduate Student
Janaina Neves	...	Herself - Undergraduate Student
Rodrigo Pimentel	...	Himself - Former Rio SWAT Instructor
Rogerinho	...	Himself - Former Street Kid
Fábio Seixo	...	Himself - Newspaper Photographer
Luiz Eduardo Soares	...	Himself - Sociologist
Gil Velho	...	Himself - Capoeira Teacher
António Werneck	...	Himself - Newspaper Reporter

Also Known As:

Bus 174 (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violent images and some drug material.

Runtime:

150 min | Canada:120 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:122 min | Japan:119 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Colour:

Black and White | Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

New Zealand:R13 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Japan:PG-12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company:

Zazen Produções

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Grbavica (2006)

It is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen

This film is an example of in-depth journalism, the way it is not done in the mainstream, commercial media. Instead of focusing on the hijacking of the bus, which is the most attractive footage in this documentary, this documentary decides to explain the context and causes that led the hijacker to perform a suicidal, desperate action, such as hijacking a public bus in the middle of the day. It is an extremely delicate and elaborate work which attempts to present an all-encompassing picture, one that forbids taking sides easily. It is not excusing the perpetrator of the crime in any way, but, still, it is demonstrating how much information we are missing when we, for example, read daily crime reports in newspapers. Instead of playing on the card of the expected outrage over this drug-addicted person who clearly did something extremely wrong, this film will take you several steps further. By showing a more complete frame of Brazilian society in a fierce tour de force, the authors of this film make the spectator question his or hers opinions and attitudes over and over again. It is a documentary that sticks with you for more than one day.