José Padilha's documentary reconstructs a televised Rio bus hijacking and the life of its desperate gunman. Gripping and angry, it exposes how society's failure created a tragedy that played out live.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (9,093 votes)
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