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 ...
On June 12, 2000, a very disturbed young gunman held a busload of people hostage in Rio de Janeiro. Shortly after the incident began, Onibus 174 was surrounded by police, television cameras and ...
"This ain't no action movie, bro," says the young hostage-taker Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, waving a gun and giving a news conference at the same time. He was wrong, of course; he was in a terrific ...
"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 jolting new documentary by Brazilian director Jose Padilha, opens with a dizzying aerial shot that races high over Rio de Janeiro. It's a lovely take, but this is no postcard. In seconds ...
ThinkFilm has acquired North American theatrical rights to acclaimed Brazilian documentary “Bus 174,” in one of two deals closed — along with Shadow Distribution’s purchase of Hungarian festival ...
José Padilha is a prominent director in Brazil. As of 2025, Padilha has seven films under his belt, a few of which being documentaries. He has a knack for capturing the life in Brazil and showcasing ...
A new documentary, Bus 174 tells the story of a Brazilian bus hijacking three years ago. The event, broadcast live, riveted South Americans to their televisions. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth ...
A chronicle exploring what happened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 12th, 2000--Valentine's Day in Brazil--when Bus 174 was highjacked by an armed young man, Sandro do Nascimento, with a dozen ...
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