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Article: Wild 'Bus' ride.(LIFE - ARTS ETC.)(TUNING IN TO TV)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 30, 2004
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Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Wild 'Bus' ride
A standoff in 2000 between a desperate hijacker and the Rio de Janeiro police became a searing indictment of the media in the hands of filmmaker Jose Padilha.
"Bus 174," the celebrated documentary that recalls the hostage drama through footage captured by the local media, drew raves during its U.S. release last year.
The film, making its cable debut tonight on Cinemax, recounts the standoff but also takes a broader perspective, detailing the horrific conditions that led Sandro do Nascimento to his life of crime. "Bus 174" also takes an unflattering look at Brazil's penal ...