Hércules 56
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Hércules 56

5.8 / 10 2006 1h 34mNR Portuguese
Documentary

Storyline

Documentary featuring contemporary interviews with 5 of the revolutionary activists who kidnapped US ambassador Charles Embrick in August 1969 in Rio de Janeiro and some of the political prisoners who were freed from prison in exchange of the ambassador's liberty and flown out of Brazil to Mexico in an army cargo airplane "Hércules 56".

Cast & Crew

JD

José Dirceu

Lead
FM

Franklin Martins

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sílvio Da-Rin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Hércules 56 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker