Four Days in September (O Que É Isso, Companheiro?)

In 1969, Rio de Janeiro journalist Fernando Gabeira decides with his friend Cesar to take up arms with a radical leftist organization, MR-8. The revolutionaries, who include the tough-talking and beautiful Maria, 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, a secret service agent plagued by his conscience. As a follow-up to the heist, the MR-8 members kidnap the US ambassador to Brazil, Charles Burke Elbrick. 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.

Cast:
Alan Arkin (Charles Burke Elbrick)
Fernanda Torres (Maria)
Pedro Cardoso (Fernando Gabeira)
Marco Ricca (Henrique)

Director: Bruno Barreto
Writer: Fernando Gabeira, Leopoldo Serran
Runtime: 110 min
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Language: Portuguese
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 1997

The screening is part of the 8th Brazilian Film Festival