Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
Hercules 56
Brazil / 2006 / 94 min
Director: Silvio Da-Rin
Producer: Susana Amado
Screenwriter: Slvio Da-Rin
Executive Producer: Susana Amado
Cinematographer: Jacques Cheuiche
Editor: Karen Harley
Sound Design: Valeria Ferro
Music: Berna Ceppas, Kamal Kassin and Flu
In 1969, two revolutionaries groups, fighting dictatorship in Brazil, Kidnapped the American ambassador, exchanging his freedom for the liberation of fifteen political prisoners, flown to Mexico in governmental aircraft Hercules 56. Thirty-six years later, nine survivors of that group and five members of the organizations responsible for the kidnapping give their version of the action and the debate motives and consequences of the use of armed actions against dictatorship in Brazil at the time.
El año 1969, dos grupos revolucionarios, que luchaban en la dictadura de Brasil, secuestraron al Embajador Americano, intercambiando su liberación por la de 15 prisioneros políticos, volando a México en la nave aérea llamada Hércules 56. Treinta años mas tarde nueve sobrevivientes de ese grupo y cinco miembros de las organizaciones responsables del secuestro dan su versión y debaten los motivos y consecuencias de el uso armado y la acciones tomadas en ese tiempo en contra de la dictadura de Brasil.
Awards: Gregorio Bezerra, Jose Dirceu de Oliveira, Jose Ibraim, Ivens Marchetti, Franklin Martins, Agonaldo Pacheco…
Film Language: Portuguese
Subtitles: Spanish
Film Year: 2006
Run Time: 94 min