TMDb7.5 / 10

Four Days in September (1997)

Name: Four Days in September
Director: Bruno Barreto
Genre: Thriller, Drama, History
Released: 1997-10-01
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres, Luiz Fernando Guimarães, Cláudia Abreu

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

110 min · Brazil · Dir. Bruno Barreto

Thriller Drama History 1997 movies

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.