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.

• Miramax
• Columbia TriStar
• Alan Arkin
• Pedro Cardoso
• Fernanda Torres
• Luiz Fernando Guimarães
• Cláudia Abreu
• Nelson Dantas
• Matheus Nachtergaele
• Marco Ricca