
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.
7.5
132 reviewsRuntime: 110 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: $310,724
Release Date: 1997-10-01
Director(s): Bruno Barreto
Production: Miramax, Columbia TriStar
Languages: English, Portuguese
IMDB: tt0119815