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Four Days in September

1997 · 110 min · Director: Bruno Barreto ★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,521 ratings

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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.

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Four Days in September (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Anger 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

15%Anger
  1. Anger15%
  2. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Anger. Genres: Drama, History, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Anxiety
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 68 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietyEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension40 %37 %22 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension46 %45 %29 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension59 %58 %40 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension60 %58 %41 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension56 %55 %40 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension68 %68 %53 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Tension79 %79 %65 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension69 %68 %56 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Empathy56 %54 %43 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Tension61 %60 %46 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Tension65 %65 %51 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Tension68 %68 %56 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension80 %80 %71 %33 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension86 %84 %78 %55 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Relief84 %79 %73 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Tension79 %71 %64 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Relief75 %54 %49 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Sadness78 %42 %40 %67 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 107′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

PC
Pedro Cardoso

LF
Luiz Fernando Guimarães

Marcão

CA
Cláudia Abreu

Clara / Reneé

ND
Nelson Dantas

Toledo

MN
Matheus Nachtergaele

Severino Barroso / Jonas

MR
Marco Ricca

Henrique

CJ
Caio Junqueira

Cid Benjamin / Júlio

Selton Mello

César / Oswaldo

EM
Eduardo Moscovis

Artur

WO
Waldir Onofre

SM
Samir Murad

CM
Charles Myara

HS
Harry Stone

Fernanda Montenegro

Dona Margarida

LS
Lulu Santos

Sargento Eiras

Details

Directed by
Bruno Barreto
Written by
Fernando Gabeira, Leopoldo Serran
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
110 min
Country
Brazil, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,521 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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