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Bus 174 Reviews

2002

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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 passengers. Nascimento, a disillusioned slum-dweller, threatened to kill all of the passengers, but eventually agreed to surrender, .. Read more

Director	Jose Padilha
Genres	Documentary, World Cinema

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- An intense, troubling, engrossing documentary from the streets of Rio de Janeiro, pieced together from TV news... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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  - 5
  Brutal, shocking, compelling.
  
  Shocking, brutal and ultimately compelling, what starts life as a suspected robbery attempt transforms into a shocking insight into the inadequacies of an ... read more »
  
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  - adiw
  - Leicestershire
  - 29 Oct 2004 at 18:45
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- - 0
  - 2
  Slow and disturbing documentary
  
  This is a documentary not a film. The story is slightly interesting but the last few scenes are very disturbing. I had to fast forward through a lot of it ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 19 Nov 2011 at 19:54
- - 0
  - 0
  thought provoking rather than violent
  
  This is a great documentary-type film, although a little long-winded. There's a great fictional film about it too (called Last Stop 174). It explores social... read more »
  
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  - lancashire
  - 04 Aug 2010 at 15:51
- - 1
  - 0
  Compelling filmaking
  
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  Film can be many things to many people. Entertainment, art, thought provoking and fascinating to name a few. It is rare that it is all at once, but this ... read more »
  
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- - Denno
  - 23 reviews
  - Southampton
  - 05 Apr 2010 at 23:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Bus 174
  
  An ingenious and engrossing documentary on how Latin American society's abandonment of children born into poverty leads to tragic results. The film-makers ... read more »
  
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- - speedycritic
  - 17 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 01 Jan 2010 at 18:06
- - 0
  - 0
  SYMPATHY
  
  I lived in Rio for a year and a half.I didnt appreciate the relish with which some people salivated about the cool,groovy funky danger of the city - even Rio ... read more »
  
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- 747026
- - a customer
  - London
  - 23 Apr 2009 at 16:53
- - 2
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  Looking at the reviews before renting I was surprised to see even most of the negative two star reviews still had really positive things to say about Bus 174 ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Robbiedjude
  - 86 reviews
  - Plymouth
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 12:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Rio as it really is
  
  I think it helps to have been to Rio and got to know it a little. This film as a Docu drama has real impact an event overshadowed by 9/11 but still pretty ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 29 Dec 2008 at 08:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Outstanding
  
  I was totally mesmorised by every minute of this superb film; likewise, the extras containing interviews with the protagonists in this sorry saga. Everyone ... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 19 Dec 2008 at 18:29
- - 0
  - 0
  This film will make you think...
  
  If you go through life dreaming about tomorrow instead of being thankful for today. If you eye up your neighbours nice new car with envious eyes or think you ... read more »
  
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- - Mungo5
  - 1 review
  - Coventry
  - 20 Oct 2008 at 21:50
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  - 0
  Bus 174 (2002)
  
  This film was one of the most amazing and moving films/doc i have ever watched it is so well made its unbelievable! It made me cry a lot and it also made me ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 26 Aug 2008 at 19:05
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- - 26
  - 5
  Brutal, shocking, compelling.
  
  Shocking, brutal and ultimately compelling, what starts life as a suspected robbery attempt transforms into a shocking insight into the inadequacies of an ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 312667
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - adiw
  - Leicestershire
  - 29 Oct 2004 at 18:45
- - 7
  - 0
  So many questions...
  
  I absolutely loved Bus 174 and it had me gripped all the way through.
  
  Even though I had prepared myself as well as I could for what was to come, the ... read more »
  
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- - Miller26
  - Derbyshire
  - 19 Jan 2005 at 13:05
- - 7
  - 1
  Things aren't always as they appear
  
  You start watching this documentary thinking that it will be a straightforward tale about how society has failed kids from the wrong side of town, but the ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 19 Oct 2004 at 11:11
- - 6
  - 0
  amazing!!
  
  This film was one of the most amazing and moving films/doc i have ever watched it is so well made its unbelievable! It made me cry a lot and it also made me ... read more »
  
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- - Leolie
  - BRISTOL, ENGLAND
  - 08 Aug 2005 at 16:22
- - 3
  - 0
  Care Victams
  
  What first surprised me about this film as the amount of real footage it contained and what this says about modern times. Whilst having cameras everywhere is ... read more »
  
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- - Farley
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Jul 2008 at 22:43
- - 2
  - 0
  Tv doc not film
  
  It was a very interesting doc but was far too long. It repeated an awful lot and kept going over the same information. It would have been much better as a short... read more »
  
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  - Manchester,england
  - 22 Nov 2005 at 20:47
- - 2
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  Looking at the reviews before renting I was surprised to see even most of the negative two star reviews still had really positive things to say about Bus 174 ... read more »
  
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  - Robbiedjude
  - 86 reviews
  - Plymouth
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 12:20
- - 2
  - 1
  Tense, slow, dramatic, sad
  
  The inevitable showdown is merely a blip in the sad story of the highjacked bus in Rio and the interviews with those that knew the highjacker. This is reality ... read more »
  
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- 64694
- - Rory Aitken
  - Totnes DEvon
  - 16 Jan 2005 at 23:15
- - 1
  - 0
  Good stuff
  
  This was not what I expected at all. I seem to have developed a bit of an obsession with brazillian films without knowing. This again is different, none of this... read more »
  
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- - Dave Arrandale
  - Stockport, England
  - 05 Dec 2005 at 16:57
- - 1
  - 0
  Compelling filmaking
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Film can be many things to many people. Entertainment, art, thought provoking and fascinating to name a few. It is rare that it is all at once, but this ... read more »
  
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- 880502
- - Denno
  - 23 reviews
  - Southampton
  - 05 Apr 2010 at 23:31

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  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 passengers. Nascimento, a disillusioned slum-dweller, threatened to kill all of the passengers, but ...