Four Days in September (1997)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Their goal: freedom. Their only hope: an international incident. Their target: the American ambassador.
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.
- Released: 1997-10-01
- Genres: Thriller, Drama, History
- Runtime: 1h 50m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 145 votes
Directed by Bruno Barreto.
Top cast
- Alan Arkin as Charles Burke Elbrick
- Pedro Cardoso as Fernando Gabeira / Paulo
- Fernanda Torres as Andréia / Maria
- Luiz Fernando Guimarães as Marcão
- Cláudia Abreu as Clara / Reneé
- Nelson Dantas as Toledo
- Matheus Nachtergaele as Severino Barroso / Jonas
- Marco Ricca as Henrique
- Maurício Gonçalves as Brandão
- Caio Junqueira as Cid Benjamin / Júlio
Where to watch Four Days in September
- United States: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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