Bus 174 [VHS]
by Felipe Lacerda, Jos? Padilha
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Actor: Anonymous, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Maria Aparecida, Rodrigo Pimentel, Sandro do NascimentoDirector: Felipe Lacerda, Jos? Padilha
Producer: Rodrigo Pimentel
Cinematographer: Cezar Moraes
Cinematographer: Marcelo 'Guru' Duarte
Producer: Jos? Padilha
Writer: Jos? Padilha
Producer: Marcos Prado
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 122 minutes
Release Date: 2004-07-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Arts Alliance Amer
Studio: Arts Alliance Amer
VHS Movie Reviews of Bus 174 [VHS]
Movie Review: Bus 174... Window into another world
Summary: 4 Stars
Bus 174 (?nibus 174): 7 out of 10: Sandro is the name of our protagonist in Bus 174. The film is the latest in a long line of documentaries dealing with the street children of Brazil. This documentary is simply the cream of the crop. Using actual footage of a hostage crisis where Sandro takes a municipal bus hostage the film creates great tension for the viewer. (Especially American viewers like me who have no idea how this turns out.)
Interspersed between scenes of the hostage crisis are talking head interviews (a mixed bag from fascinating like Sandro's Aunt to annoying such as Sandro's social worker). Most fascinating is the sheer volume of footage from Sandro's street life before the crisis. The Documentary filmmakers really went out of their way to dig up these treasures.
The documentary is not without flaws however. The sheer volume of people who helped Sandro out in his young life undercuts the whole street kid premise of the film. The middle third does drag as many have noted and there is a horribly misjudged scene in a jail where prisoners shout out their grievances. (Shot in the negative like the monster vision from a mid-nineties creature feature it is a clear fabrication as the filmmakers were denied access to the actual jail in question. It is unnecessary and kills the mood like that Trey Parker style cartoon in Bowling for Columbine).
Those overall minor flaws aside this is one fascinating documentary that truly takes you into another world. Despite cursing and brief male nudity I would recommend this to every high school history class to see how the third world really lives.
Summary of Bus 174 [VHS]
A shocking, hypnotic look at a real-life disaster. In June 2000, an armed gunman hijacked a bus in downtown Rio de Janeiro. An angry, strung-out former street kid, he spent an afternoon threatening his hostages while the lurid drama was broadcast live over the national TV networks. The extensive newsreel footage from this terrible event forms the bulk of Bus 174, but director Jose Padilha takes time to fill in the background, too: the poverty-broken world of the gunmen is detailed, and so is the political situation that led to some ludicrous decision-making on the part of the authorities during the siege. The fact that most viewers outside Brazil don't know how the ordeal ended will add to the suspense, but either way this is a gripping experience. The sight of the crazed hijacker, self-consciously styling his weird version of action-movie villainy, will haunt you long after the film is over. --Robert HortonArt House & International VHS Video
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