Bus 174

This 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.

Released 2002. 118 min. Directors: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda. Documentary film.

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This documentary sheds a little more insight into the perplexing society I see on my visits to Brazil. There is such a great wall between the working class and the truly poor. Like counting to five but leaving out 3 and 4. It also sheds some light into why no one, rich or poor, has anything but fear and hatred for the police-especially the “Policia Militar” Such a beautiful country and such great people, I hope one day they rise above their problems…
Maurice Aherne
As an outsider-I empathise with all who suffered and continue to suffer here and elsewhere. This tragedy could have been avoided-unlike the cause of it.
The world sees Brazil and Rio in terms of Carnival and football. This is, I suggest, as the political and media class-would like the world to view -this country, notwithstanding I admit-it’s natural beauty and fine women.
The old ‘bread and circuses’ ploy—from the even older ‘panem et circenses’ one. Those Romans did more than just party!
Today, similar to Brazil-the media class-including ‘freza del diablo’ PR and Marketing industries ; would like their target audience-to view-all countries-as-namely a simple ‘cliche’-and a possible future holiday destination.
It is another construct-from a deceit-out of a lie.
Those who have hold-and increasingly -know each other.
Just too bad about the rest!.
One doesn’t need a Master’s degree in psychology/anthropology/sociology-to see the faultline in society-
or should that be today—ye do need a diploma in advertising -PR-Marketing and political science-and Medi ocrity’ —–to see the basic faults that could be exploited 365/24/7-with an ever compliant and duped ‘mass’.
Here in Ireland-we have more than enough ‘glib and oily that speak and purpose not’ From the hyperinflated egos and purses of ‘A’ class political -and media -’luvies’ to their covetous ‘BC and D’ class -who still make sizeable treble earnings-as golden circle -radio and TV panelists. Our ‘commentariat’!-which makes the Kremlin regime- then -and now-look benign. At least the latter did less to disguise elitism; favouritism-and downright corruption.
In 2014-those who raison d’etre is ‘money and fame’-and even it’s more precious bye-product-’an enduring legacy’-will pose and pout before the cameras of the world-about the World Cup .
Will people around the globe ‘in our society’ be fooled?. Of course they will!. They are more than 5 decades ‘veged out’ on direct-in your home’selling.
This specific documentary was an incident which in itself could have been avoided-by many methods -even before the bus engine had gone idle.
It was a tragedy waiting to happen-and happen it did-ever so inevitably slowly- by all concerned with this incident. This human tragedy, sadly one of many; here and elsewhere-is a symptom-of a wider malaise-a larger disease.
Maurice Aherne
resident sporadically in Ireland
Ari
Thank you so much for providing this documentary. It was a much needed look at the corruption and ineptitude of authoritative figures in Brazil. It was extremely heart-wrenching, upsetting, rage-inducing, but it was something the world needed to see. My mother is an Afro-Brazilian, and I cannot imagine what my life would be like without her tenacity for desiring a better life for me, and being my stable support system. Everyone in Brazil deserves a chance at a decent life!
Sarah
I’m from Brasil… So, my comment will be more of an insider… I guess… Well… It was a weird day that day when all the networks were covering this situation live. Weird, cause finally the social desease we have here was exposed for the whole world to see. Sandro was first a fictim of our incompetence to care for our children, and then he got his social revenge in this desastrous episode. This goes to show that when a kid transforms to a thug, there’s no going back. We lost him, he got his revenge, and the police force killed any chance of this having a less tragic ending. It was a loose-loose situation, that every brasilian normal person is ashamed of.
Cam
this one’s down

http://www.documentarystorm.com Jonas
It’s up again, thanks.

http://www.speed-wiz.com Stargazer
Thank you for this documentary, it’s a good review of a tragic and meaningful story.

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