“Bus 174” is an intimate and shocking documentary about a real-life Brazilian crime, one of the most famous in that country’s recent history: the “Onibus 174” kidnap-hostage standoff in Rio De Janeiro ...

Early in the day on July 12, 2000, a dozen or so commuters in the Jardim Botanico district of Rio de Janeiro had the misfortune of boarding Bus #174. A perfectly nice bus in many respects, #174 was ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Bus 174," the jolting new documentary by Brazilian director Jose ...

"BUS 174" goes from the seemingly sensational to the sublime at breathtaking speed. What starts off as a documentary about a hostage crisis in Rio de Janeiro deepens with every passing minute. By the ...

Bus 174 The political map of the taut, suspenseful Brazilian documentary Bus 174 is laid out in an aerial shot that floats over the wealthy side of Rio de Janeiro’s mountain topography and then down ...

It was not major news in this country when a Rio de Janeiro city bus was hijacked by a lone gunman on July 12, 2000, but in Brazil the resulting multi-hour standoff got the highest TV ratings of the ...

Who is José Padilha: clear-eyed chronicler of society’s forgotten souls, or misanthropic peddler of pummeling law-and-order fantasies? It’s a question implicit in the critical reactions to Elite Squad ...

On June 12, 2000, the botched robbery of a passenger bus in Rio de Janeiro by a drugged-out, armed youngster turned into a four-hour standoff broadcast live on TV. The events of that unforgettable day ...

On June 12, 2000, Sandro do Nascimento, a coked-up 21 year-old from the streets of Rio de Janeiro, hijacked bus 174. As police and film crews arrived, the drama unfolded live on TV, scooping Brazil's ...

Details: 2002, Rest of the world, Cert 15, 120 mins Direction: Felipe Lacerda and Jose Padilha Summary: Documentary of a kidnap drama on a bus full of commuters in Rio de Janeiro In June 2000 Sandro ...