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Original title: O Que É Isso, Companheiro?
Release Date
• USA: Jan 30, 1998
DVD Release Date
• R1: Apr 8, 2003
MPAA Rating
Rated R for some language and violence.
Running Time
1 hour, 50 minutes
Country USA, Brazil
Studio Equador Films, Pandora Film, Producoes Cinematograficas L.C. Barreto, Sony
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Other Titles
• Four Days in September (1998)
• O Que É Isso, Companheiro?
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Genre: Drama, Kidnapping, True Story, Political, Hostage, Terrorism, Disturbing, Capers, Spy, Suspense, Thieves
Tagline: Their goal: freedom. Their only hope: an international incident. Their target: the American ambassador.
Plot: A group of Brazilian students kidnap the American ambassador as an act of resistance against their right-wing military government, but the emotional tension soon wears a crack in their starry-eyed idealism. Thoughtful, even-handed direction examines the event from a variety of perspectives. Based on the memoirs of Green Party member Fernando Gabeira. Academy Award Nominations--Best Foreign Film.
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Alan Arkin
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