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Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critics

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

Summary: 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.
Runtime: 122 min
Rating: Rated R for language, violent images and some drug material.
Production: Zazen Produções
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Director Credit
Felipe Lacerda Director
José Padilha Director
Writer Credit
José Padilha Writer
Principal Cast Credit
Sandro do Nascimento Himself
Cast Credit
Anonymous Himself - Rio SWAT Team Officer
Captain Batista Himself - Rio SWAT Team Negotiator
Claudete Beltrana Herself - Former Street Kid
Cláudia Macumbinha Herself - Former Street Kid
Coelho Himself - Former Street Kid
Damiana Herself
Dona Elza Herself
Geísa Firmo Gonçalves Herself
José Henrique Himself - TV Cameraman
Julieta do Nacimento Herself - Sandro's Maternal Aunt
Luanna Belmon Herself - Undergraduate Student
Luciana Carvalho Herself - Secretary
Maria Aparecida Herself - Damiana's Daughter
Yvonne Bezerra de Mello Herself - Social Worker
Producer Credit
José Padilha Producer
Marcos Prado Producer
Rodrigo Pimentel Associate Producer
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