Bus 174

An armed young man storms bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, holding passengers hostage and threatening to kill them. Broadcast live across Brazil, this unfolding nightmare exposes not only the perpetrator's desperation but also the shocking incompetence of the police force. The film meticulously reconstructs the events of June 12, 2000, weaving a tapestry of the social conditions that bred the tragedy. Through interviews, chilling archival footage, and incisive analysis, it paints a portrait of systemic violence where victim and aggressor are often forged in the same crucible of neglect and brutality.