Bus 174 (2002)

Summary: On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's back...

Release Date: August 30, 2003

Genres: Crime, Documentary

Directors: José Padilha

, Felipe Lacerda

Writers: Bráulio Mantovani

, José Padilha

Runtime: 2 h 02 min

MPAA: R

Production: Zazen Produções

Country: Brazil

Language: Portuguese

Domestic: $ 217,201

International: $ 5,305

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Elite Squad (2007)

Summary: In 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.

Release Date: October 12, 2007

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: José Padilha

Writers: Bráulio Mantovani

, José Padilha

, Rodrigo Pimentel

Runtime: 1 h 55 min

MPAA: R

Production: Zazen Produções, Posto 9, Feijão Filmes, The Weinstein Company, Estúdios Mega, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas, Universal Pictures do Brasil, Costa Films

Distributor: IFC Films

Countries: Brazil, United States, Argentina

Language: Portuguese

Movie budget: $ 4,000,000

Domestic: $ 8,744

International: $ 14,750,404

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Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)

Summary: After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.

Release Date: October 08, 2010

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: José Padilha