Bus 174

Bus 174
Bus 174 DVD cover
Directed by	José Padilha Felipe Lacerda
Produced by	José Padilha Marcos Prado
Written by	Bráulio Mantovani José Padilha
Starring	Sandro do Nascimento
Music by	Sacha Amback João Nabuco
Cinematography	Marcelo Duarte Cezar Moraes
Edited by	Felipe Lacerda
Production company	Zazen Produções
Distributed by	Zazen Produções
Release dates	October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22) (São Paulo Film Festival)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Box office	$217,201

Bus 174 (Portuguese: Ônibus 174) is a Brazilian documentary film released on October 22, 2002. It is the debut film of director José Padilha and co-director Felipe Lacerda. Sandro do Nascimento, a young man from a poor background, held passengers on a bus hostage for four hours. The event was caught live on television. The movie examines the incident and what life is like in the slums and favelas of Rio de Janeiro and how the criminal justice system in Brazil treats the lower classes. Within the film, Padilha interviews former and current street children, members of the Rio police force, the Rio BOPE police team, family members, and sociologists in order to gain insight into what led Nascimento to carry out the hijacking.

People involved

• Sandro
• Julieta (aunt)
• Dona Elza (adopted mother)
• Janaina (hostage)
• Willians (hostage)
• Lucianna (hostage)
• Luciana (hostage)
• Daviana (hostage)
• Geisa (hostage)
• Soares (sociologist)
• Yvonne (social worker)

Distribution

Bus 174's distribution was supported mainly by U.S. distributor Cinemax Reel Life (HBO), and ThinkFilm. With the rise of U.S. distribution companies in Brazil, some say that domestic success of the film hinged on their support or that of Gob Filmes, a film production company founded in 1990 by Globo Television Networks.

After its release in 2002 at the São Paulo Film Festival, Bus 174 was shown around the world, in many films festivals from Rio de Janeiro to Netherlands, and the Philippines. It received critical acclaim, and was presented with awards such as the 2004 Peabody Award and the Amnesty Award, in the Netherlands.

The film has also been featured as an Official Selection at the multiple film festivals including:

• Palm Springs (2004)
• Vancouver (2003)
• Sundance (2003)
• Starz Denver (2003)
• Sydney (2003)
• San Francisco (2003)

Reception

Bus 174 was voted "one of the ten best films of the year" by The New York Times. It has won over 23 prizes worldwide, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming in 2005 (after being shown on HBO/Cinemax with great success), and the Amnesty Award in the Netherlands and a Peabody Award.

Bus 174 achieved a rare 99% critics rating at Rotten Tomatoes.

See also

• Sandro Rosa do Nascimento
• Candelária massacre
• List of hostage crises
• Last Stop 174

External links

• Bus 174 at IMDb
• Bus 174 at Rotten Tomatoes
• Bus 174 at Box Office Mojo