Country
Brazil
Date
Apr 19, 1997
Note
Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119815/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_rdat
Their goal: freedom. Their only hope: an international incident. Their target: the American ambassador.
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marco Ricca | Henrique |
| Maurício Gonçalves | Brandão |
| Caio Junqueira | Cid Benjamin / Júlio |
| Selton Mello | César / Oswaldo |
| Eduardo Moscovis | Artur |
| Waldir Onofre | |
| Samir Murad | |
| Charles Myara | |
| Harry Stone | |
| Fernanda Montenegro | Dona Margarida |
| Milton Gonçalves | |
| Othon Bastos | |
| Lulu Santos | Sargento Eiras |
| Alessandra Negrini | Lilia |
| Jorge Cherques | |
| Antonio Pedro | |
| Flávio São Thiago |
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| Luiz Armando Queiroz | |
| Caroline Kava | Elvira Elbrick |
| Fisher Stevens | John Mowinckel |
Genres
ThrillerDramaHistory
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | O Que é Isso, Companheiro? |
| Lingua originale | Português (PT) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Português |
| Paesi di produzione | Brazil |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Miramax, Columbia TriStar, Petrobras |
| Data di uscita | 1 ottobre 1997 |
| Producer | Luiz Carlos Barreto, Lucy Barreto, Mary Ann Braubach |
| Writer | Fernando Gabeira, Leopoldo Serran, Julie Sayres |
| Casting | Olívia Guimarães, Sheila Jaffe, Georgianne Walken |
| Editors | Isabelle Rathery |
| Cinematography | Félix "Chango" Monti, Gustavo Hadba, Jacques Cheuiche |
| Asst. Directors | Luiz Henrique Fonseca, Ricardo Favilla, Bruno Barreto, Fernanda Luz |
| Add. Directing | Jacques Cheuiche |
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| Camera Operators | Gustavo Hadba, Félix "Chango" Monti, Jacques Cheuiche |
| Add. Photography | Félix "Chango" Monti, Gustavo Hadba, Jacques Cheuiche |
| Production Design | Alexandre Meyer, Marcos Flaksman, Carlos Eduardo Mallet |
| Art Direction | Marcos Flaksman, Alexandre Meyer, Carlos Eduardo Mallet |
| Set Decoration | Carlos Eduardo Mallet, Marcos Flaksman, Alexandre Meyer |
| Special Effects | Sergio Farjalla Jr., Sergio Farjalla |
| Visual Effects | Sergio Farjalla |
| Stunts | Jorge Só |
| Composer | Chico Buarque, Pietro Mascagni, Stewart Copeland, Rolf Pardula, Doug Reed, Marty Hutcherson, Rick Ash, Michael Ferdie, Stuart Deutsch |
| Sound | Chico Buarque, Pietro Mascagni, Rolf Pardula, Doug Reed, Marty Hutcherson, Rick Ash, Michael Ferdie, Stuart Deutsch, Stewart Copeland |
| Costume Design | Emilia Duncan |
| Makeup | Emilia Duncan |
| Hairstyling | Emilia Duncan |
| Incasso | 310.724 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Oct 01, 1997
Certification
R
Note
Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119815/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_rdat
TV
Country
Brazil
Date
Apr 03, 2000
Certification
14
Note
LC Prod. mj.gov.br
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