Review of Bus 174 (2002) by Mark N — 25 Jul 2005
I'm giving Bus 174 a high rating for its exceptional sociological analysis of street kids who live in Rio. The main idea is that these invisible kids who are the object of social disenfranchisement and penal cruelty/torture, found a way to have a voice through the gripping hijacking of a bus in June of 2000.
The film uses mainly live footage of the crisis and weaves in the tragic story of the hijacker, a young man who had been living on the streets since he was 5. As a documentary it is very well done and left me with a sense of bewilderment that life can get so awful for children.
I must confess however that it is difficult to watch a subtitled documentary trying to follow the complex themes while trying to read...but, small item. I watched this movie with a group of friends and I must say that this sort of harsh realism rarely lends itself as a party movie.
This review of Bus 174 (2002) was written by Mark N on 25 Jul 2005.
Bus 174 has generally received very positive reviews.
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