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Bus 174 ()

Ônibus 174 (original title)
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On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.

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

Directed by

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José Padilha
Felipe Lacerda ... (co-director)

Written by

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Bráulio Mantovani ... (written by)
 
José Padilha ... ()

Produced by

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José Padilha ... producer
Rodrigo Pimentel ... associate producer
Marcos Prado ... producer

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Sacha Amback
João Nabuco

Cinematography by

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Marcelo 'Guru' Duarte ... (as Marcelo Guru)
Cezar Moraes

Editing by

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Felipe Lacerda

Editorial Department

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Helena Barreto ... post-production coordinator
Maria Clara ... post-production coordinator
Claudio Colangello ... post-production assistant
Vander de Sousa ... post-production assistant
Moema Pombo ... assistant editor

Sound Department

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Maria Byington ... foley production
Denilson Campos ... sound editor / sound mixer
Aloysio Compasso ... sound (as Aloisio Compasso)
Aurélio Dias ... foley artist / sound effects
Adriano Machado ... post-production sound
Andre Pozzano ... foley artist (as André Ponzano) / sound effects (as André Ponzano)
Numo Saldanha ... additional sound (as Nuno Saldanha)
Yan Saldanha ... sound
Armando Torres Jr. ... re-recording mixer

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Fabian Gamarra ... data manager
Lauro Santhiago ... visual effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Marcela Bourseau ... additional cinematographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Pilar Salgado ... assistant costume designer

Music Department

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Sacha Amback ... musician: keyboards
Mariana Carneiro da Cunha ... musician: cello
Jovi ... musician: percussion
João Nabuco ... musician: keyboards
Fernando Vidal ... musician: guitar

Additional Crew

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Jorge Alves ... researcher
Mariana Bentes ... production intern
Fernanda Cardosa ... researcher
Eduardo Chalita ... assistant to producers
Winston Emano ... publicist
Daniela Fortes ... assistant to producers / transcriptionist
Afonso Mello Franco ... translator
Alexandre Lima ... assistant to director / direction assistant
Fernando Linares ... voice
David Magdael ... publicist
Mari Martins ... assistant to producers
Andréia Pereira ... lip reader
Moema Pombo ... transcriptionist
Mauro Ribeiro ... lip reader
Camila Sinamore ... lip reader
Elton Takh ... transcriptionist

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Plot 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. Written by fabreu@rio.com.br

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Also Known As
  • Bus 174 (World-wide, English title)
  • Bus 174 (Japan, English title)
  • Bus 174 (United States)
  • Bus 174 (Canada, English title)
  • Bus 174 (United Kingdom)
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  • 150 min
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