DFI will screen 'Bus 174' this weekend
The gripping Brazilian documentary, Bus 174 by Jose Padilha and Felipe Lacerda will screen this weekend as part of Doha Film Institute’s Qatar Brazil 2014 Cinema Showcase.
The screenings will take place at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) auditorium on Thursday and Friday at 7pm.
Bus 174 takes a harsh look at how Brazil’s state apparatus treats its disenfranchised people – especially its poor children – through interviews with street kids, police officers and sociologists.
Bus 174 tells the story of 21-year-old Sandro do Nascimento who took several passengers hostage on a commuter bus in Rio de Janeiro on June 12, 2000. Manic and unpredictable, the young man waved his gun around and threatened to kill everyone on the bus if his demands were not met.
The hard-hitting, moving documentary holds back no punches and is a heartfelt call for social equality.
Tickets are on sale on DFI's website and at the MIA DFI Ticket Outlet. Tickets are priced at QR35 for general public and QR25 for students.
The monthly programme of Brazilian films is presented in partnership with the Qatar Museums to celebrate the Qatar Brazil 2014 Year of Culture.
