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| Alan Arkin | ... | Charles Burke Elbrick | |
| Fernanda Torres | ... | Maria | |
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Pedro Cardoso | ... | Fernando Gabeira / Paulo |
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Luiz Fernando Guimarães | ... | Marcão |
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Cláudia Abreu | ... | Reneé |
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Matheus Nachtergaele | ... | Jonas |
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Marco Ricca | ... | Henrique |
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Maurício Gonçalves | ... | Brandão |
| Caio Junqueira | ... | Julio | |
| Selton Mello | ... | Oswaldo | |
| Eduardo Moscovis | ... | Artur | |
| Caroline Kava | ... | Elvira Elbrick | |
| Fisher Stevens | ... | Mowinkel | |
| Fernanda Montenegro | ... | Dona Margarida | |
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Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. Cesare, 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. Written by Salvatore Santangelo <pappagone2@libero.it>
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democracy | military dictatorship | oppression | operation condor | friend |Taglines:
Their goal: freedom. Their only hope: an international incident. Their target: the American ambassador.Parents Guide:
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30 January 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$32,017, 1 February 1998Gross USA:
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Columbia Pictures Television Trading Company, Filmes do Equador, Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas See more »
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Fernando Gabeira: She either wants to fuck me or fuck me over.
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The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Alan Arkin and Fisher Stevens; and one Oscar nominee: Fernanda Montenegro. See more »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. See more »Quotes
[about Maria, the leader of MR-8]Fernando Gabeira: She either wants to fuck me or fuck me over.
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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.