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Four Days in September

Original title: O Que é Isso, Companheiro?
  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 50m
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7.4/10
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Brazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fe... Read allBrazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves.Brazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5K
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POPULARITY
49,297
4,587
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    • Director
      • Bruno Barreto
    • Writers
      • Fernando Gabeira(novel "O Que é Isso, Companheiro?")
      • Leopoldo Serran
    • Stars
      • Alan Arkin
      • Pedro Cardoso
      • Fernanda Torres
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bruno Barreto
    • Writers
      • Fernando Gabeira(novel "O Que é Isso, Companheiro?")
      • Leopoldo Serran
    • Stars
      • Alan Arkin
      • Pedro Cardoso
      • Fernanda Torres
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Charles Burke Elbrick
    Pedro Cardoso
    • Fernando Gabeira…
    Fernanda Torres
    Fernanda Torres
    • Maria
    Luiz Fernando Guimarães
    • Marcão
    Cláudia Abreu
    • Reneé
    Nelson Dantas
    • Toledo
    Matheus Nachtergaele
    • Jonas
    Marco Ricca
    • Henrique
    Maurício Gonçalves
    • Brandão
    Caio Junqueira
    Caio Junqueira
    • Julio
    Selton Mello
    Selton Mello
    • Oswaldo
    Eduardo Moscovis
    Eduardo Moscovis
    • Artur
    Caroline Kava
    Caroline Kava
    • Elvira Elbrick
    Fisher Stevens
    Fisher Stevens
    • Mowinkel
    Fernanda Montenegro
    Fernanda Montenegro
    • Dona Margarida
    Milton Gonçalves
    Milton Gonçalves
    Othon Bastos
    Othon Bastos
    Lulu Santos
    • Sargento Eiras
    • Director
      • Bruno Barreto
    • Writers
      • Fernando Gabeira(novel "O Que é Isso, Companheiro?")
      • Leopoldo Serran
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to an interview, the director Bruno Barreto cut out one scene where Alan Arkin's character appeared speaking his lines in Portuguese. Alan was very disappointed by the fact that this scene was removed.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 16 mins) Shortly before 8:30 PM on the final day, late in the countdown to 10:00 PM, Maria's watch clearly shows the hands at approximately 9:32.
    • Quotes

      [about Maria, the leader of MR-8]

      Fernando Gabeira: She either wants to fuck me or fuck me over.

    • Connections
      Featured in 1964: O Brasil Entre Armas e Livros (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Intermezzo sinfonico
      from "Cavalleria rusticana"

      Music by Pietro Mascagni

    User reviews24

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    Top review
    Intelligent and exciting
    This is a truly passionate film about young men and women who fight for ideals that they believe in.

    A Brazillian rebel group has kidnapped the American ambassador for Brazil, and demands that fifteen jailed political prisoners be let free. This leads to some tense sequences with Fernando, the most intelligent and cowardly of the kidnappers, and the ambassador (played brilliantly by Alan Arkin).

    This could have become a routine thriller. It isn't due to it's intelligence and passion. A very worthwhile movie.

    ** Even if you're turned off by the idea of subtitles, don't worry. There is a lot of English.
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    • Mar 22, 2000

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Brazil
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Miramax
    • Languages
      • Portuguese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Four Days in September (O Que É Isso Companheiro?)
    • Filming locations
      • Ponto Filmes, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures Television Trading Company
      • Filmes do Equador
      • Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $397,517
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,017
      • Feb 1, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $397,517
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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