Four Days in September
1997 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 7.5 · 64% critics
In late-1960s Brazil, a journalist becomes involved with an underground group resisting the military regime. After a failed operation leads to a capture, the group launches a high-stakes kidnapping to demand the release of political prisoners.
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Details
- Original title
- O Que é Isso, Companheiro?
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-10-01
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (137 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to tense political thrillers based on real events, especially if titles like Snowden or Last Stop 174 appeal to you; Not for you if you want something light or escapist.
Pros: tense political stakes; strong sense of danger; gripping true-story basis | Cons: heavy subject matter; bleak tone; limited light moments
Themes
- ambassador
- kidnapping
- freedom
- revolutionary
- true crime
- military dictatorship
- brazilian military dictatorship
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1998 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1998 · nominated
Cast & crew
Alan Arkin
as Charles Burke Elbrick
Pedro Cardoso
as Fernando Gabeira / Paulo
Fernanda Torres
as Andréia / Maria
Luiz Fernando Guimarães
as Marcão
Cláudia Abreu
as Clara / Reneé
Nelson Dantas
as Toledo
Matheus Nachtergaele
as Severino Barroso / Jonas
Marco Ricca
as Henrique
Maurício Gonçalves
as Brandão
Caio Junqueira
as Cid Benjamin / Júlio
Directed by Bruno Barreto