From The Writer of City of God: Last Stop 174 Trailer
The success of the 2002 Brazilian film City of God helped launch a number of careers, not the least of which is director Fernando Meirelles, who went on to helm The Constant Gardener and Blindness. It also spawned a TV series spin-off and a sequel called City of Men, and even now any association with that original film is bound to draw some attention. With that being said, here’s another gritty crime drama that was penned by City of God screenwriter Bráulio Mantovani, and well, consider me interested!
Last Stop 174 is based on the story of a bus hijacking that happened in Rio de Janeiro back in 2000. When Sandro do Nascimento boarded the bus, he didn’t intend to take hostages, but the situation quickly escalated and turned into a media circus. The movie delves into his life growing up on the streets, and the events that brought him to that day. Directed by Bruno Barreto (Bossa Nova, View from the Top, A Show of Force) it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and will be released by IFC On Demand on September 2nd. Check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.
Comments (4)
There is a great documentary about this incident called “Bus 174″.
Posted by Chris on August 27th, 2009Chris beat me to it, but yeah, that documentary is pretty great.
Posted by Ovenball on August 27th, 2009i like the sex scene
Posted by kris on August 28th, 2009Can’t wait. City of God is one of my top pick film easy. This should be just as good.
Posted by Douglas Alford on September 28th, 2009Leave a Reply