Storyville
Season 16 Episode 12 - Hijack Hell - Bus 174
During the early morning rush hour in Rio de Janeiro on 12 June 2000, a hijacker seized control of a bus near the city's historic botanical gardens. A lone gunman, seemingly insane or on drugs, held his victims captive as the authorities and the media surrounded the parked bus. Unable to determine his motives or purpose, the authorities stood their ground for four hours and tried to talk the hijacker into giving himself up while the television cameras broadcast every second with shocking intimacy, capturing the attention of the entire nation for the duration of the standoff. Jose Padilha's nail-biting documentary not only recounts the events of that fateful day, but also gives voice to the hijacker, 21-year-old Sandro do Nascimento. At a very young age, Sandro watched his mother be murdered. Later, as an orphaned teenager living on the streets of Rio, he survived the brutal police slaughter of several of his homeless friends. Poor, hopeless, and hooked on cocaine, Sandro finally reached his breaking point. Padilha's unflinching thriller boldly gives voice to Nascimento, proving that he also was a victim in this unfortunate situation.
Episodes in Season 16
Survivors: Despicable Dick
85 min
Survivors: My Friend Sam - Living For the Moment
85 min
Survivors: Lust for Life
85 min
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
85 min
The Love of Books - A Sarajevo Story
85 min
Fire in Babylon
85 min
Knuckle: Bare Fist Fighting
85 min
Murderball
85 min
Who Is Gorky? An Abstract Life
85 min
The Reluctant Revolutionary
85 min
Tabloid: Sex in Chains
85 min
Hijack Hell - Bus 174
85 min
The Real Great Escape
85 min
Girl Model
85 min
Albino Witchcraft Murders
85 min
Hitler, Stalin, and Mr Jones
85 min
The Queen of Africa: The Miriam Makeba Story
85 min
Racing Dreams
85 min
The $750 Million Thief
85 min
Olympic Massacre: One Day In September
85 min
JFK's Road to the White House: Primary 1960
85 min
The Chef Who Conquered New York: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt
85 min
From the Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film
85 min
The Other Irish Travellers
85 min
Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
85 min
