Released 1997
Stars Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres, Luiz Fernand Guimares, Claudia Abreu, Nelson Dantas
Directed by Bruno Barreto

Emotion-charged, based-on-fact account of the events surrounding 1969 kidnapping of American ambassador (Arkin) by an idealistic yet diverse group of young Brazilian revolutionaries. All sides are given a voice in this empathetic and well-detailed political drama.

Summary by Leonard Maltin