BUS 174

" ***½ " - Roger Ebert, Chicago-Sun Times

"The Best Documentary of the Year" - David Ansen, Newsweek

"Worth comparing to 'City of God'.- A.O. Scott, The New York Times

RELEASE DATE: JULY 20, 2004

BUS 174 is a careful investigation of the hijack of a bus in Rio , based on an extensive research of stock footage, interviews and official documents. The hijack took place in June 12, 2000 (Valentines day in Brazil ) and was broadcast live for 4 and a half hours. The whole country stopped to watch the drama on TV. The film tells two parallel stories. Not only does it explain the dramatic events that unfolded as the police tried, and failed, to handle the hijack situation; but it also tells the amazing life story of the hijacker, revealing how a typical Rio de Janeiro street kid was transformed into a violent criminal because society systematically denied him any kind of social existence.

Both stories are interwoven in such a way that they end up explaining why Brazil , and other countries with similar social and economic problems, are so violent.

Rating: Not Rated Run Time: 120 minutes Original Language: Portuguese w/ English Subtitles DVD SKU#: (8) 29567 0111-2 (6)  SRP: $9.95

 FEATURES: The Making of Bus 174 - 30 minutes *   Featuring Interviewswith Hostages and Brazilian Police - 40 minutes

Featuring interviews from Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares and archive footage of Sandro do Nascimento. Directed by Jose Padilha and Felipe Lacerda .

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: WWW.BUS174.COM