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Four Days in September (1997)

Four Days in September (1997)

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Their goal: freedom. Their only hope: an international incident. Their target: the American ambassador.

Release Date: 1997, October 1
Directors: Bruno Barreto
Countries: Brazil
Production: Miramax, Miramax, Columbia TriStar, Columbia TriStar, Petrobras, Petrobras
Cast: Selton Mello, Matheus Nachtergaele, Fisher Stevens, Alan Arkin, Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Caio Junqueira, Caroline Kava, Maurício Gonçalves, Alessandra Negrini, Lulu Santos, Eduardo Moscovis

Overview:

Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.

Keywords:

kidnapping freedom true crime ambassador military dictatorship brazilian military dictatorship revolutionary