Four Days in September
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| Four Days in September (O Que É Isso, Companheiro?) |
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| Directed by | Bruno Barreto |
| Produced by | Lucy Barreto Luiz Carlos Barreto |
| Written by | Fernando Gabeira (novel) Leopoldo Serran |
| Starring | Alan Arkin Pedro Cardoso Fernanda Torres Luiz Fernando Guimarães Cláudia Abreu |
| Music by | Stewart Copeland |
| Cinematography | Félix Monti |
| Editing by | Isabelle Rathery |
| Studio | Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas |
| Distributed by | RioFilme Miramax (US) |
| Release date(s) | 19 April 1997 |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Four Days in September (Portuguese: O Que É Isso, Companheiro?) is a 1997 Brazilian thriller film directed by Bruno Barreto and produced by his parents Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto. The film is based on the 1979 memoir "O Que É Isso Companheiro?" (in English: "What's This, Comrade?") written by politician Fernando Gabeira.
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[edit] Plot
The film tells the true story of the abduction of the American ambassador Charles Burke Elbrick in 1969 by the MR-8 group, in which Mr. Gabeira and his friends participated.
[edit] Cast
The main characters include:
- Fernando Gabeira (Pedro Cardoso) - one of the student kidnappers.
- Maria (Fernanda Torres) - the beautiful, but tough guerrilla leader who falls in love with Fernando.
- Charles Burke Elbrick (Alan Arkin) - the American ambassador who forms a kind of friendship with Fernando.
[edit] Awards
Internationally, the film was nominated for many awards, including the Best Foreign Language Film by the Academy Awards. It was also entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1997 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1997/02_programm_1997/02_Programm_1997.html. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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