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Bus 174 uses real-life tragedy as the grist for a gripping -- and terribly thought-provoking -- look at societal tensions and police violence.
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A tense documentary with multiple layers of meaning. Jun 10, 2008
A tense documentary with multiple layers of meaning.
Deborah Young
Padilha allows neither easy answers nor ironic commentary, producing on both sides of the conflict a world of inconsolable grief. May 8, 2007 | Full Review…
Padilha allows neither easy answers nor ironic commentary, producing on both sides of the conflict a world of inconsolable grief.
Patrick Z. McGavin
Slightly overlong for overseas audiences, José Padilha's film (co-directed by editor Felipe Lacerda) makes it crystal clear why this incident proved so traumatic for many Brazilians. Jan 26, 2006 | Full Review…
Slightly overlong for overseas audiences, José Padilha's film (co-directed by editor Felipe Lacerda) makes it crystal clear why this incident proved so traumatic for many Brazilians.
A stunning indictment of Brazil's social meltdown, this startling documentary plays like City Of God -- except this time the bullets are real. Apr 23, 2004 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
A stunning indictment of Brazil's social meltdown, this startling documentary plays like City Of God -- except this time the bullets are real.
Jamie Russell
This smart, absorbing movie, which has been sharply edited by Felipe Lacerda, never feels like it's spreading itself too thin. Mar 12, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4
This smart, absorbing movie, which has been sharply edited by Felipe Lacerda, never feels like it's spreading itself too thin.
Rene Rodriguez
An extraordinary portrait of a life lived always in the shadow of despair. Mar 5, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
An extraordinary portrait of a life lived always in the shadow of despair.
Mary Brennan
Building an indictment of the media, the police, and the provincial governor for placing self-interest above saving lives, Bus 174 opens out from the people directly involved in the incident to an examination of institutionalized poverty. Apr 10, 2018 | Full Review…
Building an indictment of the media, the police, and the provincial governor for placing self-interest above saving lives, Bus 174 opens out from the people directly involved in the incident to an examination of institutionalized poverty.
Amy Taubin
Relentlessly gripping. Dec 27, 2007 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Relentlessly gripping.
Joe Lozito
Masterful. May 3, 2005 | Full Review…
Masterful.
Nick Schager
Much more troubling than any fiction... Jul 24, 2004 | Full Review…
Much more troubling than any fiction...
Urban Cinefile Critics
Padilha lays out the story with a crusader's fury while remaining careful not to slight the testimony or the suffering of Sandro's hostages. May 19, 2004 | Full Review…
Padilha lays out the story with a crusader's fury while remaining careful not to slight the testimony or the suffering of Sandro's hostages.
Jim Ridley
If City Of God cracked the skin, Bus 174 digs deep into the wound. An astounding, depressing triumph. May 14, 2004 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
If City Of God cracked the skin, Bus 174 digs deep into the wound. An astounding, depressing triumph.
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