Four Days in September
| Four Days in September | |
|---|---|
Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Bruno Barreto |
| Written by | Leopoldo Serran |
| Based on | O Que É Isso, Companheiro? by Fernando Gabeira |
| Produced by | Lucy Barreto Luiz Carlos Barreto |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Félix Monti |
| Edited by | Isabelle Rathery |
| Music by | Stewart Copeland |
Production companies | Filmes do Equador Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas |
| Distributed by | RioFilme Miramax |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | R$1.8 million |
Four Days in September (Portuguese: O Que É Isso, Companheiro?, lit. 'What Is This, Comrade?') is a 1997 Brazilian thriller film directed by Bruno Barreto and produced by his parents Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto. It is a dramatized version of the 1969 kidnapping of the United States Ambassador to Brazil, Charles Burke Elbrick, by members of Revolutionary Movement 8th October (MR-8) and Ação Libertadora Nacional (ALN).
It was nominated as Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards.