The Harvard University Brazil Studies Program at the David Rockefeller presents: *O Que É Isso, Companheiro?* (Four Days in September) Directed by Bruno Barreto (1997) Adapted from the memoirs of a former revolutionary turned journalist and politician, this film focuses on a small band of militants seeking retribution for the atrocities of Brazil's military junta that came to power by way of a coup in 1964. In a counterattack to the dictatorship's freezing of civil liberties, censorship of the press, and oppression of the political opposition, the militants kidnapped the United States Ambassador in their attempt to grab international headlines and win the release of imprisoned left-wing sympathizers. Free and open to the public. Film is in Portuguese with English subtitles. Date: TODAY Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm Location: 1730 Cambridge Street, DRCLAS, Tsai Auditorium This film screening is co-sponsored with The Harvard Brazilian Organization -- Marcio Siwi Fellow / Program Officer Brazil Studies Program Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 tel (617) 495-5435 http://drclas.harvard.edu/brazil