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Alan Arkin, Caroline Kava, Fisher Stevens, Fernanda Montenegro, Pedro Cardoso ... see more see more... , Nelson Dantas , Luz Fernando Guimaraes , Cláudia Abreu , Mauricio Goncalves , Caio Junqueira , Selton Mello , Eduardo Moskovis , Matheus Nachtergaele , Marco Ricca , Fernanda Torres

Bruno Barreto returned to his native Brazil after a ten-year absence to direct this fact-based political thriller that was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Pedro Cardoso stars as Rio ... read more read more...de Janeiro journalist Fernando Gabeira, who decides with his friend Cesar (Selton Mello) to take up arms with a radical leftist organization, MR-8, in 1969. The revolutionaries, who include the tough-talking and beautiful Maria (Fernanda Torres), are fighting to overthrow Brazil's brutal military government through civil unrest and guerilla tactics. Their first action, the robbery of a bank, is successful, although one group member is captured and tortured by Henrique (Marco Ricca), a secret service agent plagued by his conscience. As a follow-up to the heist, the MR-8 members kidnap the U.S. ambassador to Brazil, Charles Burke Elbrick (Alan Arkin). During four days of captivity, however, the kidnappers discover that their prisoner is a good-hearted man of conscience, causing Fernando to become increasingly uneasy about the group's plan to kill Elbrick if a demand for the release of political prisoners goes unheeded. O Que E Isso, Companheiro? (1997) was based on Gabeira's book of the same name but was released in the U.S. under the title Four Days in September. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Bruno Barreto

Release Date: January 30, 1997

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DVD Release Date: April 8, 2003

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  • bbcfloridabound
    December 8, 2011
    bbcfloridabound
    Awesome Film about a kidnapping of an US ambassador in South American. Based on a true Story. Very interesting and enjoyable. Worth Seeing.
  • fb100002359227440
    May 14, 2011
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    One of the best films of Barreto. Four Days In September is really tense. Fresh.

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Critic Reviews

David Noh
July 16, 2007
David Noh, Film Journal International

This is powerful stuff but, like so many political abduction dramas, suffers from a certain static quality. Full Review

Michael Dequina
January 2, 2007
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

An intriguing, understated film that quietly brings up loud questions of honor, duty, ideals, and courage. Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
March 1, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

This low-key and highly intelligent Brazilian film set in 1969 deals with the complexities of political action. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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December 25, 2010
Entertainment Weekly

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Joe Leydon
April 2, 2009
Joe Leydon, Variety

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April 12, 2002
Globe and Mail

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Jack Mathews
February 14, 2001
Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times

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Stephen Holden
January 1, 2000
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Peter Stack
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

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