"It was the best of times... it was the worst of times... it was the epoch of wisdom... it was the epoch of foolishness... it was the epoch of belief... it was the epoch of incredulity... it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness... it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair... we had everything before us, we had nothing before us... in short, the period was so far like the present period... that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received... for good or for evil... in the superlative degree of comparison only:" "Gods, or Demons" "Turn the car around, driver." "Give me the key and lie down." "Watch out, Paulista!" " Come with us." " I'm the Swiss ambassador." "Right." "We want you." "This is a revolutionary act." " Come on." " I have immunity." "Com quietly and you'll be okay." "Quickly." "Please don't do me no harm." "Get in the car." "Let's go." "The terrorists want 70 prisoners..." "Rl0 DE JANEIR0" " DECEMBER 1970 for the Swiss ambassador." "Everything indicates that ex-captain Carlos Lamarca headed the operation." "He defies the Brazilian Army." "Getting rid of him is a question of honor." "Colonel." "Carlos Lamarca, born in Rio de Janeiro... on 0ctober 27, 1937." "Son of a shoemaker." "Lamarca was a normal boy." "Neighbors say he always... talked about becoming a soldier." "At 11, he met the girl he would later marry." "In 1954 he enrolled in the Porto Alegre Cadet School." "In 1957 he was transferred to the Agulhas Negras Military Academy... where the communist party placed leaflets under the cadet 's pillows." "Apparently Lamarca became a communist sympathizer." "His first son was born in 1960." "Lamarca was transferred to serve in Quitaúna, São Paulo." "He met sergeant Denis Rocha, a communist... and became his close friend." "Denis was arrested in Vale da Ribeira." "As a second lieutenant he was deployed to the Suez Canal... with the UN forces." "He was stationed in Rabat for 13 months." "Reports have it that his tour there changed his life." "While in Suez, he consolidated his political convictions." " Communistic..." " But he never joined the party." "He was careful to hide his convictions from the military." "He was in the Army Police in Porto Alegre in 1964, when Jango fell." "During his watch, a subversive prisoner escaped." "The inquiry went nowhere." "Lamarca requested a transfer back to Quitaúna." "He and other military personnel set up a study group aimed... at structuring a guerrilla warfare center in the hinterland." "He raised no suspicions." "He's brilliant." "A champion marksman, he represented his unit several times in contests." "He was promoted to captain in 1967, and ordered to command troops... against protesters." "He does, but his heart was with the other side." "He joined the PRV, the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard... a Che Guevara-line armed group." "In January 1969 he went AW0L with 70 FAL rifles... and went underground." " Yes?" " Well, general... you created a monster in your barracks." "I am amazed... no one in the Army realized that this captain was a threat." "You let the beast out of his cage, and now he has to be chased about." "Nobody is chasing about, deputy." "0ur actions are close to perfect." "We are very powerful." "We broke up the terrorists." "Lamarca is all that 's left." " We are not going to go easy." " I'll handle it." "I caught the old man, I caught Mariga." "I'll get rid of this little captain, too." "Hunting down a military traitor is a job for the military." " Police work..." " Chief, do your job." "Spare us your remarks." "Gomes." "Release an announcement... refusing the kidnappers demands." "This time is going to be different." "He's not the American or the German ambassador." "We will not exchange prisoners jailed for murder or kidnapping... even for the Pope!" "And terrorist announcements will not be aired on TV." "What if they don't like that?" "Let them kill the Swiss." "He's not worth 70 inmates." "This meeting is adjourned." "G0VERNMENT VET0ES 9 AND CHANGES 8... 0N THE KIDNAPPERS' LIST" "The dictatorship will not relent, why should we?" "I agree with the National Command." "Execute the ambassador now!" "A guerrilla fighter has the guts to die... and must have the courage to kill." "He must know the right time to do both." "The time is now." "They're making us look like fools." "It 's all or nothing!" " Exactly." " We can't back down." "The government wants to throw us against the masses." "They want to pin the murder of an innocent man on us." "That 's not what the National Command thinks... or what most of the comrades who are in this affair think." "It 's what I think!" "Some bourgeois humanism, comrade?" "A political decision..." " 0f all people..." "...and a military one!" "As operation commander, I make the decision... even if most of you disagree with me." "We are going to make up a new list of prisoners." "We will exchange the names of the ones they refused to let go." "70 comrades will be freed from torture." "They will leave the country alive." "And the ambassador will be released." "Alive." "Swiss Ambassador Bucher has just been released... after being held for 40 days." "The diplomat was released 2 days afterthe arrival in Chile... of the plane with 70 terrorists exchanged for his life." "This was Globo breaking news." "The hunt for them has started." "They mess around and we pay the price." "I'm going to get out otherwise I will be late." "HAIRDRESSER" "That 's fine." "THE VIETC0NG ESCALADE" "Documents, please." "What 's in that bag on the back seat?" "Run!" "Run!" "They're here." " Rogério." " Hi." " Everybody's here." "Let 's start." " Just a minute." "We have to do something." "I just saw two comrades machine-gunned." " Who?" " Suzana and Ivan." "They're killing us in broad daylight." "It was awful." "We're cornered." "Arrests, torture, death, and nothing gained." "I propose we retreat and go abroad." "We can join our comrades there and draw up a plan of action." " I'm against that." " You're mad." "We can debate and solve our problems here, in Brazil." "We can't get 20 leaders together in safety." " We're in pieces!" " Do you know why?" "Because many who claimed to be revolutionaries... betrayed us after they were arrested." " 0ne slap and they talked." " It was more than a slap." "They use electric shocks, pull nails, string them up... and worse." "Many endured all that." "They're the only ones that count." "They'll promote the revolution." "I'm not a congressman to enjoy travel abroad." "We are the PRV:" "The Popular Revolutionary Vanguard." "I will not submit to the dictatorship." "To stay means to die." "Marighella died, Che Guevara died..." "Ivan, and so many comrades died." "Are you afraid of dying?" "Is that why you made up this congress abroad?" "No, I have risked my life for the revolution." "And for you, commander." "Being on the run all the time..." "Paying rent in advance and using a house for a week." "Do you think that 's cheap?" "It takes a lot of money to support you in Brazil." "We're going to have to hold up banks forever." "You can't stay." "We can't afford to lose you." " Leave for a while." " No!" "It 's suicidal." "We have a plan to get you out of here." " Running has become trendy." " Try to understand, Paulista!" "No!" "I don't agree!" "I will continue to fight!" "As usual, you irritate me by beating around the bush." "Come on, tell me what exclusive information you have." "I picked up a guy who had been run over while trying to avoid arrest." " 0ut with it, man!" "Apparently there is a terrorist movement in the northeast." "We've got to cut it by the root very quickly." " What about Lamarca?" " He must have left the country." "How can you be sure?" "Can you guarantee... he's not around setting up a new guerrilla movement?" "No." "But we might find out something today." "I'll check out the guerrilla in the northeast story." "I'll send the information to a major in Salvador." "I want to know everything that 's happening around there." "Watch out, Jorge!" "Get him." "Get him." "He's getting away." "I've got him!" "We made a lot of mistakes." "But what about what we did right?" "If we are not capable of ending poverty in the country... and exploitation of the people, why do they persecute us?" "If we are just one big mistake... why are we such a great threat to the dictatorship?" "I agree with you... but I think that what our comrades said makes sense." "What?" "If you stay in Brazil you will face death." "You, too?" "Me, too." "All I needed was for Daniel to say I cost the PRV too much." "I'm too expensive for the revolution." "What have we come to?" "What have we come to?" "I want to offer you a deal." "A pact." "A life pact." "We will survive all this together." " I'm not leaving Brazil." " I'll stay with you." "But I want to be with you." "In two years, we've spent less than 5 months together." "Uncuff him, Tião." "Take off your clothes." "You are now my prisoner, Mister Jairo." "I'm going to listen to you." "If you don't talk, you'll die a stupid death." "I have nothing to say." "I don't know anything." "Where is Lamarca?" "Your comrade said you know where he is!" "He's lying!" "I don't know any leaders." " Tell me about Lamarca!" " I don't know who he is." " Paulista, Cid, Cirilo." " I don't know who he is." " Tell me about Lamarca!" " I don't know him!" "0kay!" "You fucking terrorist!" "Talk, godammit!" "I'm losing my cool!" "Tell me about Lamarca!" "Read comrade 0távio's proposal." " It 's unbelievable." " Read it through." ""I propose we sabotage the National Steelworks ovens... by throwing thousands of rats into them."" "What an idea!" "We can't let this get us down." "We must be aware of the despair." "If the people were aware of how badly they live... they would take up arms and fight with us." " What 's up, Fio?" " Is Jairo here?" " Not yet." "He missed two meetings." " 8:05." " Jairo's been arrested." " What a disaster." " He won't talk." " What 're we gonna do?" " I don't know." " We've got to get outta here." "Burn any evidence." " When there's a pouch to Cuba..." " There will be." " What are these balls for?" " For my kid." "He plays mini-soccer with them." "Right." "I'll get the luggage in the car." "Half past midnight in front of Triangulo Bar." "I'll check the commanders for orders." "A leader like you, Cirilo, going through this..." "I'm a militant just like any other." " Let 's go?" " Let 's." " Take care of everything, Fio." " Right." " Check it all out." " I'm on it." " So?" " He's putting on an act." "Tião." "You think you're fooling me?" "I know you're messing with the clock." "It 's not seven yet." "So what?" "You have a date?" "Who are you meeting?" "When?" "Are you meeting your gay lover?" "Let 's get serious, man." "Documents ready, everyone." " Documents." " Documents." "Hurry up!" " Do you work?" " I study sociology." "0ff the bus." "Why?" "What did I do?" "Let 's go." "Come on." "Everyone is a suspect, nowadays." "It 's easy to catch students." "I want to see them catch this guy." "This is gonna be tough." "Lamarca's no jerk." "He has military training and knows all the tricks." "Who knows where he might be by now..." " In Russia." " So far away?" "Driver, can you leave me at the next stop, please?" "Thanks." "Have a good trip." "TRIANGLE BAR" "They caught Jairo." "We can't get a house tonight." "They want you to go to the hinterland in the morning." "You'll have to spend the night in the streets." " No problem." " As to Clara... the command is deciding where she can go." "We'll leave together in the morning." " That would be a mistake..." " I insist." "You won't be able to take it." "Doesn't the movement have a base in Salvador?" " Yes, but..." " I'll have no "buts", Fio." "I'll have to talk it over with headquarters." "Do you know where we're leaving from?" "I'll tell you when we meet again at 4 on Sans Penha." "Slow down a little, friend." "That old man..." "My father." "Jairo, José Cunha Mendes." "Run over trying to escape arrest." "He didn't talk." "Son of a bitch." "I was sure he knew where Lamarca was." "The usual, Tião." " This is Kid." " Hi, Kid." "He knows the road and the area." "He'll take you to Jesse." "Someone is waiting for Clara at the Salvador bus terminal." "Kid knows the password." "Cirilo." "We managed to scrounge up this." "Great." " Anything else?" " I'll see you in a few days." " Good luck, comrade." " We'll need it." "The fight goes on." "SALVAD0R - 937 MILES" "Don't you want to ride back here and rest a bit?" "What 's wrong, Cirilo?" "What 's up?" "You're quiet and won't look at me." "I want to tell you." "I want you to know." "We may never see each other again." "It may be a long time." "My life has been nothing but goodbyes lately." "Don't be dramatic." "It won't be for long." "You're young and beautiful." "You have your life ahead of you." " My life is linked to yours." " No." " Stop this." " From now on... you're a free woman." "That 's the way I want it." "I can't go on making you suffer this way." "It 's killing me, see?" "No." "A country of slaves." "The Brazilian miracle didn't make it here yet." "The only possible miracle is the revolution." "Sleeping on the last night we'll spend together is crazy... but I was exhausted." "Forget what I said yesterday, okay?" "There's no way I'm giving you up." "I love you." "I love you so much." "I'm sorry." "Will you forgive me?" "It was just a way I found to stop suffering." "We're like two kids." "We're going to meet and part many times." "Until that day." "The day of victory." " It 's cold in Salvador." " In summer." "Right." "Let 's go." " Everything okay?" " Yeah." " You're two hours late." " Car trouble." "Electrical problems." " Is our comrade with you?" " Cirilo." "This is Jesse, Cirilo." "If the troops invade the factory, we're going to blow it up!" " Should we advance, colonel?" " Retreat." "This guy is crazy." "STRIKE!" "Hi, Zequinha." "Long time, no see." " How are you, Cícero?" " How's the old man?" "Fine." " Good afternoon." " You're an outsider." " Dr. Antonio is a geologist." " Drop the title, I'm a prospector." "Prospecting here is over." "Didn't you know?" "Where's the mechanic, Cícero?" "Is he around?" "He's at the dam." "He'll be here tomorrow." "I'll be on my way." "I have to meet Clara at eight." "You don't know me and these two days never happened, right?" "Right." "Put me up to date." " How many men are there?" " Five, counting you." "You, me, my brothers 0Iderico and 0toniel... and the professor who came from Feira de Santana... and teaches at the school we set up at home." "We have some 30 allies here." "People who have been working... for years." "They're all rich." " Rich?" " In local terms... people who eat one meal a day are rich." "Poor people have nothing to eat." "Take it easy, Zequinha." "I've been locked in hideouts for almost two years... and I'm in bad shape." "We're almost there." "We live in Buriti Cristalino... and there are no roads to the village." "You'll be staying with my father." "Private lands are safer... even if we are against private property." "We use the area for training." "The idea is to extend the fighting to the Goiás border." "Rural guerrilla warfare." "We lost the battle in the cities." "If only we had moved into the hinterland before..." "I've been defending that for years." "We're here." "We'll be seeing each other every day, comrade." "I hope only the sun sees you." "You won't be able to move around." "You'll have to be quiet day and night." "What song do you want to hear?" "We need a password." ""Na Baixa do Sapateiro"." ""Bahia, The Land of Happiness"." "Make yourself at home." "Are there snakes here?" "No, the scorpions killed them." "SPECIAL MERCHANDISE TYPE 8 P0SSIBLY M0VED T0 Y0UR AREA" "The guys in Rio insist an MR8 big shot has come to Bahia." "They don't know who, and want us to find out here." " How about our mole?" " No... he's too low on the stepladder." "They'll never tell him." "Tell him to set up a meeting with someone who knows." " It 'll blow his cover." " Nothing ventured, nothing gained." " Take care of it." " Yes, sir." "Well, old man, they send you their regards." "That boarding house is making Cícero rich." "Your late mother liked him a lot." "What brought you to Brotas?" "What, Dad?" "You ask too many questions." " Any chick around here, brother?" " 0ne chick?" "Zequinha has several, Dad." "0ne day soon he'll show up... roped in like a married man, you'll see." "Him?" "I doubt it." "He just wants to hump." "That 's my dad." "What 's that, son?" "I'm taking some food for a friend nearby." "What friend?" "I have no idea, it 's Zequinha's business." " Excuse me." " His friend has no food." "What kind of friend is this?" "Tell me, professor." "The man must be in trouble... but he's a very good man." " Do you know him?" " No." "I just know that he has to hide for a while." "If he's a good man, why's he hiding?" ""June 29." "Dearest sweetheart." "I'm not writing a diary, but I need to talk to you every day." "I miss you a lot." "They say I'm pale and thin." "I don't think I'll gain weight..." "I'll build up muscles I lost from sitting around for a year." "I am well and adapting."" "The meeting with Kid was set up for Wednesday at four." " Where?" " 0n the steps at Dadá's." "Do they know where the field operations are?" "I'm coming!" ""My dearchildren." "I am to blame... for not having tried to write you more often." "We've been apart for 28 months..." "I've only had one letter from you... and I know that you have not got all the letters I sent." "I know it's tough." "But, kids..." "Iwant you to know you give me strength." "I'm sure that in Cuba you are growing up free... in the spirit of Che."" "I found you!" " Caught you!" " Carlinhos!" " Let 's hide." " César!" "Claudinha?" "I wonder where everybody went." "You scared me!" "I'm going to tickle you!" "And I'm going to tickle you!" "My God." "Company!" "Attention!" "Move!" " 0ne, two..." " Three, four." " 0ne, two..." " Three, four." " 0ne, two..." " Three, four." "Lamarca, I received a warning that you... are involved in subversive activity." "Do you know what I did with it?" "I tore it up." "I know it 's gossip." "Many people envy you, Lamarca." "But I admire you." "I think you are a model officer." "A soldier who honors his uniform." "I think you have a bright future in the Army, captain." "Lieutenant, colonel." "I'm ahead of things." "I sent the promotion list to the Ministry." "You're number one on the list." "Congratulations, captain." " Claudinha?" " Honey..." "What 's the matter?" "She fell asleep." "Tomorrow my comrades are coming for this." " The usual ones?" " Yes." "Do what you always do." "Put it up there, where the children can't reach it." "I can't go on like this." "Marina, you have to know." " I'm going to quit the Army." " What?" "I'm going to fight for the revolution." "We're going to have to give up a lot." "You, me, and the children." "I can't risk your lives like this." "It 's cowardly." "I'm going to desert." "I need your help." "What do you mean?" "I cannot go on leading a double life." "They're going to find out I steal this stuff." "What 'll happen to us?" "To the children?" "0nly you can save our children." "0nly you can save their lives." "If they stay... they'll arrest and torture them to say where I am." "What can we do?" "You have to get out of Brazil." "Cuba is the best alternative." "Marighella's people... can get you out and take you to Cuba." "They speak a different language, Carlinhos, it 's a strange country!" "We've never been out of Brazil!" "How can it cross your mind that the children and I can..." " It 's for their sake." "They'll grow up in a socialist country." "You can study and work." "You'll all be safe." "What about us?" "You and me?" " It won't be for long." " How long?" "A year, a year and a half." "We're going to spread guerrilla fighting to the hinterland." "Then you can come back." "When things settle down, you can come back." "I don't know what I'd do without you, Marina." "Captain." "That 's okay." "Load this and let 's go." "Nobody says a word, I'm in charge." "Hurry." "Captain Lamarca." " You're loading an arsenal." " For a training exercise." " Wanna come with us?" " The company does not need... two expert marksmen." "0ne is enough." "Let 's go." "Last call." "Marina!" " Come with us, Dad." " I can't." "Come on, children." "Come on, Marina." " Come with us!" " Marina." "Come too!" ""My children, when you miss me, remember... that many children go hungry in Brazil... they have no shoes, or schools... they suffer and see their parents suffer." "I stayed behind to fight and change all that." "Don't call anyone master, because no one is anyone's master." "Respect yourelders, but make others respect you." "You should demand that." "Lots of kisses to all of you." "Much love, I miss you..." "Carlos Lamarca." "Dare to fight, dare to win."" " Nice radio, Zequinha." " You can hear everything on it." " How was your day?" " I did some writing." "I forgot the beer." "This belongs to Fio." "I'm going to leave it with you." "Did he say when he was coming?" "0n the planned date." "It will be great." "He'll bring news about Clara." "Did you know I met her?" " Really?" " Yes." " When?" " In 1968." " I met her before you did." " So what?" "So nothing." "Tomorrow I'll be back with your dinner." "The Russians will land there, too." "Don't be so petty." "It 's beautiful." " I'd like to be there." " No revolution in the desert." "I'd like to make love on the moon." "Clara, for safety's sake, the neighbors should think... that we're a couple." "But let 's get something straight." "My wife is in Cuba." "I'm married." " I was, too." " I have two children." "I haven't had any, yet." "...but a giant step for Mankind." "It has its own hard beauty... like the desert in the U. S." "It's different, but it's very beautiful here." "You are receiving the images from the TV..." "Come on." "That 's it!" " So, how did it go?" " Perfect... just like you planned." "If we hadn't doused it with water the contents would have burned." "May we know where the action took place, gentlemen?" "At the home of a woman called Dr. Rui." " The famous Dr. Rui." " Dr. Rui is the lover... of Adhemar l-Steal-But-Get-Things-Done." " The safe was kept at her house?" " Right." "She kept the kickbacks he took when he was Sao Paulo governor." "Money from corruption, schemes, deals." "At least 1 million dollars." " How's it going?" " Relax, Brazil is still ours." "Push!" "Go on!" "Good God!" "Look at that!" "Holy cow!" "Who said one million dollars?" "There are over 2.5 million here!" "For the revolution, man!" "We'll use the money to buy a farm." "And set up a guerrilla training camp." "I know the perfect place." "I'm going with you." "This is a LAR." "A Light Automatic Rifle... from Belgium." "Each loader takes 20 shells." "Caliber 762." "It shoots in sprays or bursts." "Check your weapons out." "Former army members help your comrades." "Let 's see." "Remove the loader." "Good." "I'd like you to make an effort to learn how to handle the weapons... because we'll have target practice in two or three days." "Tomorrow we'll go on a field march." "I'm okay." " She's not doing too well." " She'll get over it." " Why push her?" " Having her here is important." "To you." "It 's bad for the group and worse for the revolution." "Everyone left their family and children behind." "Why should you enjoy the privilege of a wife?" "Don't use that tone with me, Denis." "0kay, we're friends and you're in charge." "I'll level with you." "A guerrilla fighter cannot have lovers... especially if he's Carlos Lamarca." "I tried to avoid it, to stop it... but in spite of all my efforts... it was useless." " Write me?" " Whenever I can." ""June 30." "Sweetheart." "Whereverwe are, there will always something to change... now and forever." "Revolutionaries must set the stage to make change possible." "We'll find a way to meet, soon."" "He can't come out of hiding." "How many times do I have to say it?" "Sorry." "What if I went there to be with him?" "I think it 'd be crazy, Clara." "You would put him, yourself and the group at risk." "If there's some kind of problem you'd be out there." "Are you fit enough to face it?" "To live in the brush, under rain and sun?" "Heat, wind, cold food... bury shit like a cat so you don't leave traces?" "What else, Fio?" "I'll take your letter and discuss the situation with him." "Don't think I don't understand, Clara... but try to understand me, too." "You're going to meet Kid, aren't you?" "Yes." "I'm going to meet him before you do." "If you have any other information, give it to him." "Has he left?" "Sometimes being a militant seems unbearable." ""July 4." "Sweetheart." "Armed warfare in the hinterland is not feasible in the short term." "Physical and safety issues prevent our meeting." "Iwill not be able to move." "Iwill have to match my strength... against planes and helicopters." "I have no illusions." "My goals demand sacrifices forwhich..." "I do not expect paternalistic understanding or pity." "The revolution demands it and lwant the revolution." "Today is the US Independence Day." "Long live the Black Panthers!"" ""July 10,Monday." "I have just finished reading Salaried Work and Capital." "Now I'm going to read Salaries, Prices and Profit." "Then I'll read... the Central Committee Manifesto to the Peasant's League." "I heard that the three Russian astronauts died." "The experience of life in a vacuum would be... an extraordinary contribution to Science."" "Hold it!" "Hands up!" "They caught Kid." "It 'll be a disaster if he talks and tells where the camp is." "He's not going to talk." "He can't talk." "They're coming." "They're here." "Professor!" "Zequinha, I don't know what got over me." "Go to sleep, professor." "But I saw them coming this way." "Go to sleep." "Professor." "The teacher has become a security risk." " What 's going on?" " He's having a bad time." "He likes my sister, but the old man thinks that she's too young." "He drinks too much, which makes matters worse." " We can't let him leave." " No way." "Anyone who knows where we are has got to stay." "Kid should come here." "He came too close." "Let 's talk about the teacher." "What 's on your mind?" "I'll try to talk to him and straighten him out." "If things stay the same or get worse... unfortunately... unfortunately, we'll get rid of him." "That 's what our revolution is going to be like." "We "get rid" of comrades who slip up?" " What do you propose?" " The obvious." "We work with him in political and human terms." "The teacher joined our fight." "If he fails to fight, he will not fail alone." "We will have failed, too." "We have to make a joint effort... collectively." "Maybe you can talk to him." "He admires Lamarca." "I brought you this." "I was afraid that he would show it other people." "It was crazy." "Soon after I was promoted to captain." "Someone fingered me, but the colonel did not believe them." "He liked me." "He ordered me to run this training exercise." "There." "Subversives, holy Mother of God." "God forbid that they should show up at my bank." " It 's your turn." " Who?" "Me?" "Yes." " Come on." " Do I really have to shoot?" " Yes, you do." "Hold it." " I hate guns." "You have to protect yourself." "What will you do if communists invade the agency where you work?" " I'll pass out." " Not like that." "Like this." "Watch." "Captain, we don't need target practice." "We need you around." "How could she know that my first bank heist... would target the agency where she worked?" "Those were the good days... when we thought that victory would be ours in a few days." "The boys were very enthusiastic." "They had guns in one hand, and leaflets in another." " This is a holdup!" " Quiet!" " Quiet!" " Everyone into the bathroom." " Quick." " Hands on the counter!" "REV0LUTl0N" "I read in the paper that she was frightened." "Hurry up!" "Things were not so easy on the outside." "Come on!" "We were almost leavingwhen... suddenly this poorcop showed up." "That was the first time that I killed a man." "Have you ever killed anyone, Zequinha?" "I want the alias of your friend who came from Rio!" " Tell me!" " I don't know anyone from Rio." "Really?" "You probably drove him here." "I heard you've been traveling." " I went to Recife." " Liar!" "Don't lose your life because of a name." "Tell me his name!" " Any name!" " Fio." "Fio." "Where can I find him?" "Where can I find him?" "Feira de Santana." "We have orders to search the boarding house." " Do you have a warrant?" " No." "Then no one is going to search a bloody thing." " We have orders from Salvador." " I don't give a damn." "It 's two in the morning and no time to bother my guests." "Come back tomorrow after 8." "The guy's a pain." "He said to come back tomorrow at 8." "0rders are orders." "If we don't follow orders..." "Yeah." "We better go back." "Let 's get it over with and go home to sleep." "Good evening." "Nobody else leaves." "B0ARDING H0USE" "How are you, Fio?" "Listen, Cirilo." "They got Kid." " How do you know?" " He told them where I was." "0nly he knew." "I barely escaped." "You wouldn't believe it." " You can't stay here anymore." " Lf I can't... stay here, in the middle of nowhere..." " What do you mean?" " I'm against disbanding it." "Anyway, we should make the decision collectively." "If we decided to disband that would be reasonable." "If the repression forces disband us we'll have problems." "We'll jeopardize our comrades' lives." " How do you know?" " He told them where I was." "0nly he knew." "I barely escaped." "You wouldn't believe it." " You can't stay here anymore." " Lf I can't... stay here, in the middle of nowhere..." " What do you mean?" " I'm against disbanding it." "Anyway, we should make the decision collectively." "If we decided to disband that would be reasonable." "If the repression forces disband us we'll have problems." "We'll jeopardize our comrades' lives." " That 's not the point, Fio." " Jesse... the organization is concerned with our militants' lives." "We can get you, Cirilo, and the teacher out of here." "No one knows the others." "They can stay." "I disagree." "We can't give up years of work like this... just like that." "We can escape with in the limits of the region." "What kind of an example are we setting?" "What about our allies?" "We talk about fighting and run away?" "Besides which, I know Kid is not going to talk." " He told them where I was." " I'll leave... if the National Command orders me to... bring me an order from the National Command." "In the meantime, we'll stay here." "That 's madness." "Think it over, Cirilo." "We're six unarmed men." "We have half a dozen guns." "Is that how we're going to face the Army?" "No!" "We'll stand our ground!" "When we were in the Ribeira Valley... one comrade talked under torture." "Thousands of soldiers showed up." "We had 17 guerrilla fighters... eight left." "Nine stayed to defend the area." "Nine." "There were nine of us." "Moreira!" "Call the 0bservation Post." "Calling 0P." "Zanerato here, over." "0P, 0P, Zanerato, over." " Negative, captain." " Let 's move." "They've been arrested or killed." "Let 's go." "We checked out the area... and saw that the enemy had still not surrounded us." "We decided to leave the valley via the mountains." "We only had one supply depot." "Go on!" "Let 's go!" " Wait, wait!" " Come on, buddy!" "Come on." "It took us 15 days to cross the mountains... and reach Barra do Areado." "We pretended we were hunters who got lost... rented a truck and dumped all our gear." "We dressed in civilian clothes and hit the road." "Suddenly we saw lights coming towards us." "The lieutenant in command negotiated the surrender." "We promised not to execute anyone and care forthe wounded." "He promised to lift the blockade in the next town." "We took off and everything was fine until we reached the edge of town." "Suddenly, there were searchlights and bloody gunfire." "We couldn't fire back and reveal our position." "Two comrades got lost and were arrested." "The lieutenant led you into an ambush." "Son of a bitch." "Did he get away?" "No, we had him, but he became a problem." "Everyone was exhausted but we had to watch him... in shifts of three, while the others rested." "We couldn't keep him." "Letting him go would be fatal." "He knew where we were, how fast we moved." "So I checked it out with our comrades... to decide what we would do." "You didn't have much of a choice." " It was him or you." " But... killing a guy in cold blood?" "War is war." "Everything was easier without the lieutenant." "We set up an ambush, took another truck... and put on soldier uniforms... and got through a blockade at Taquaral." "We took off for São Paulo." "We dumped the truck on the Tietê expressway... with the soldiers tied up in the back in their underwear... and disappeared into the night." "May 31, 1970." "We were a mere five revolutionaries." "0nly five revolutionaries." "There are six of us." "Fio will go to Rio to speak to the Command." "There will be five of us." "That 's enough to face them." "Professor..." "I 'd rather you decide." "I'm with Cirilo." "Me and my brother are, too." "Aren't we?" "That 's right." "It 's a mistake." "A mistake." "But the majority wins." "I'll leave tomorrow." "You look like a girl." " A 17-year-old?" " Right." "When I was your age I felt old." "I was married at 16." "Love is strange." "A husband, a home, one available for the other, and boredom." "Exactly opposite of what I have today." "The only thing that hurts... is wondering when I will be beside the man I love." "In this sort of life you miss the present." "That is all we have, the present." "Check it out, Márcia... and see how long a guerrilla fighter lives on average." "I read a report that said one year." "Then they are arrested..." "That 's right." "It 's strange to know that you won't grow old." "I have childish desires." "I wish everything would work out right." "I want a promise." "Apartment 203!" "Surrender!" "The building is surrounded!" "Márcia, where's the gun?" "In the bowl!" "Go on." "Go on." " We'd better surrender." " Go ahead, I'm going to try." "Nobody here." " Empty." " Let 's go." "Sir, may I go upstairs... to get the copybook I need for tomorrow?" " Make it snappy." " Thanks." "Graça?" "Soldier!" "Soldier!" "There's a woman in my apartment." " She's got a gun!" " Lieutenant!" "Lieutenant!" "Up there!" " Which apartment?" " 202." "If you are in there... throw the gun out the window and come out with your hands up!" "Surrender!" "You're surrounded." "Don't shoot, I want her alive." "There's no way out, woman!" "Come on out!" " That 'll get you out." " I'm coming in!" "I'll get that bitch!" "I want to ask you to take some letters of mine... and see that they get to Clara." "I'll take them to Rio and send them to Salvador from there." "I think it 's risky, but in view of the circumstances..." "Thanks, Fio." "Remember the meeting in Rio?" "They wanted to get you out of Brazil and I disagreed." "Don't you think this is a second wakeup call?" "Get the letters to Clara." "Unbelievable." "Letters from Lamarca to his lover." " Written five days ago." " We seized them during a raid in Rio." "Do you know what Lamarca wrote?" "I'm going to read it to you, Kid." "That is your alias, isn't it?" ""Kid's arrest could put repression forces on the alert." "If he talks, it will be the end of the camp." "We don't think he'll talk, but we are feeling insecure."" "I disagree with your boss, Kid." "I think you will talk." " Where is the camp?" " I don't know." "Kid, do you know who killed Fujimore?" " Police Chief Flores." " What about Bacuri?" " Flores." " What about Marighella?" "Flores." "Read it, kid." "Go ahead." "How about Lamarca?" "I don't know where he is." "I left him in Brotas de Macaúba." "Thanks." "I know him." "He drove through here with Zequinha." " What Zequinha?" " Zequinha from Buriti Cristalino." "He's my wife's cousin." "What 's his name?" "Wife?" " What?" " What is Zequinha's name?" "José Campos Barreto." "Why do you want to know?" "Someone has a package for a friend of his." "Captain, the people in 0liveira dos Brejinhos are scared... because a lot of armed men are going through." "I heard that they are coming here to Buriti." "They are, Cirilo." "In Bom Sossego... they say a bunch of men were deployed to the bush lands... armed with machine guns and rifles." "They said they were going to hunt guinea-pigs." "Then they're not after us." "Are there guinea-pigs around here?" "Let 's get organized." "0toniel and 0Iderico." "Hide the radio and the other stuff." "Go home to sleep there." "You won't have a problem if they show up." "Don't react." "Play dumb." "Don't say a word." "They know the professor and Zequinha, so... they had better sleep here from now on." "We haven't even started fighting and they're here already." "We have to take it easy, professor... and watch out for any sign of movement." "Keep your eyes open." " What if they torture me again?" " Are you scared?" "So am I." "I would be crazy if I wasn't scared." "Give me a swig from your bottle." "Everybody come out with your hands up!" "Give up, the house is surrounded!" "Everybody out and hands up!" "They're here." "I'll get the guns." "We know you're in there." "The professor went home." "I hope he didn't do anything stupid." "Let 's go." "We can hide in the mountains." "Nobody will find us." " There are three more out there." " Check the back." "Come out, Lamarca!" "Now!" "They're out back, too." "We have to warn Zequinha." " 0Iderico, what 's happening?" " I don't know, father." "I'll go see." "You stay here." "You stay with Dad." "Don't let him out." "The captain said that you should not react." "He also said that you were to stay there." "We have to warn Zequinha." "I'm going to try." "Hands on your head!" "Come down here!" "Come on!" "Stop!" "Where are the others?" "Come on, Tião." "Where are the others?" "He got away!" "Come here, Tião!" " We're surrounded." " Get ready, professor." "Cover me, I'm going to get my gun." " 0ut, Lamarca!" " Shoot!" "Shoot, professor, shoot!" "If anyone else is in there, you better come out now." " What 's this all about?" " Where's Cirilo?" " What do you want?" " Where is Zequinha?" "What do you want with my son?" "Talk, you terrorist!" "Tião, see if that guy is dead." "Nobody got away from the village." " What was the score?" " Two-nothing, for us." "Plus this guy that we almost got." "Get the old man, Tião." " Where's Cirilo?" " I don't know any Cirilo." "Talk, damn you!" "Where's Cirilo?" "I said I don't know him!" "We'll go straight ahead at the foot of the hills... and from there to Saco do Padre." "There's a lot of water in the hills." "I have family there." "0kay, old man." "You don't have to say anything." "Just look." "Look towards the way they went." "Just look." "Son of a bitch." "He knows where they went, Tião." "This good-for-nothing old man is helping terrorists." "Take me there." "Come on." "This is it, captain." "We can sleep here and move on tomorrow." "Get the old man walking, Tião." " How did it go, Zé?" " The bastard gave us the runaround." "Let 's get to work." "Get inside!" "We're better off because you know the area, they don't." "I depend on you, Jesse." "What 's wrong?" "Are you worried about the gang at Buriti?" "Yes... about my brothers, the professor, and especially my old man." "So?" "We didn't find anything in the brush." "The old man says he doesn't know Zequinha... or Lamarca." "He'll remember tomorrow..." "I guarantee he will." "Excuse me." " Where do you think you're going?" " To get a harness." "The old man lent me the harness and I'll need it tomorrow." "Go and get it." "While you're at it, give that old man some advice." "Tell him to tell us what he knows." "My friend..." "The world is upside down..." "And on top of me." "They killed my boy." "They want to know about some Lamarca and Zequinha." "Don't say anything." "I just came to tell you that your daughter is safe." "Thank you, Zeca." "Thank you." "You!" "I don't want anyone in the streets at night!" "Mother of God... pray for us sinners... now and at the hour of our death." "Amen." "You knew where they were all the time, old man." "Where have they gone to?" "I don't know." "I have no idea." "What about the tracks, Tião?" "Here." "Call Sergeant Lopes." "I want to talk to him." "Yes, sir." "Major." "Water." "Tomorrow I want all your men to join the search." "They cannot." "They only work under my orders." " What 's the problem, major?" " Your methods." "They won't work." "You have to hunt down guerrilla fighters... as if you were one of them." "It has to be simple and quiet." " These locals..." " I've told you I'm not a local." "It takes one military officer to hunt down another." "0nly bushmen know their way through the bush." "I see." "You don't want to share the credit for capturing Cirilo." "Capturing?" "Is that it?" "Are you crazy, Zequinha?" "I'm trying to work a miracle and multiply the brown sugar... so we can share it." "I studied at a priest 's school." "Dad wanted one son to become a priest." "I was a good student, but it didn't work out." "Can you see me taking chastity vows?" "You could have become a revolutionary priest." "If the Church abided by the Scriptures it would join us." "Christ sided with the poor." "He conjured up an excuse for failing." "He said he was called to Rio." "The war is finally mine." "I'm going to do things my way." " What are your orders, major?" " We'll leave tomorrow morning." "I need the best tracker in the region." "We're going to put together a small team." "The team's name will be "Hound"." "Moacir won't be long." " Are we going to wait?" " Yes." "When he gets back, I want you to give him... my hat and the note I am going to write." "Ask him to drop it off on his way to Brotas." "We have to try and throw off the repression forces." "Romildo." "The man is here." "Captain!" "They killed 0toniel." "They riddled 0Iderico with shots." "The professor is dead, too." "They're beating the hell out of the old man." "Bastards!" "I'm going to kill them one by one, I swear, captain." "Are we going to kill them?" "0nly you can kill them." "0nly you can." "WANTED TERR0RISTS" " HELP PR0TECT Y0UR LIFE AND BRAZIL" "Has anyone seen this guy around here?" "His name is Lamarca, Paulista or Cirilo." "This man is the devil." "He is a murderer, a terrorist, a communist." "He has many faces and names, but he has only one aim:" "To mess up the lives of good people." "He is a fiend." "He goes around with this other guy." "He's dangerous, too." "Zequinha Barreto, from Buriti Cristalino." "Does anyone know Zequinha?" "I know him, but he hasn't been around for a while." "Helping them is a crime." "Fingering them is a duty." "We have 1,000 cruzeiros for whomever gives us correct information." "Did you hear that?" "All you have to do is talk to me." "Thank you." "It looks like a death squad." "Did he say communist?" "What the heck is that?" "Something worth 1.000 cruzeiros." "Enough to buy a good mule." " Good morning." " Good morning, major." "At ease." " Did you sleep well?" " No." "I enjoy deep sleep." "I don't like dreaming." "Lamarca dreams of the revolution." "Right." "I am his nightmare." "Any news?" "No." "It looks like he has evaporated." "It drives me crazy to think that he was once one of ours." "He walked among us, he did the same courses... the same training exercises, lived in the same barracks." "He sat at our table and schemed against us." "He's gonna have to pay for it." "He's gonna have to pay for treason." "Get the animals ready." "We're going out on patrol." "Yes, sir." "Do you want more water?" " Thanks." " You're welcome." " Thanks." " You're welcome." " Good afternoon, Zequinha." " How are you, cousin?" "As God wills." "Eat your food." "Don't worry about me." " Hi, Severino, Zequinha is here." " Shut up, woman." " Go inside." " What 's going on?" "They are all criminals." "Children, come here, now!" "I barely got here and I have to leave again." "A calf has disappeared in the brush." "Stay here, I'll be back soon." "You had better leave." "Severino will turn you in." "Bastard!" "Judas of the brush land!" "Thank you very much." "Despicable traitor!" "We could stay as long as we liked if it weren't for him." "Let 's move on." "We have to get to Ibotirama as quickly as we can." " So?" " We have news, major." "The men were seen near 0liveira dos Brejinhos this morning." "They had lunch at Severino's home." "He's Zequinha's relative." "He told us." "0liveira dos Brejinhos?" "Let 's look at the map." "Buriti Cristalino, 0liveira dos Brejinhos, Cachoeirinha Farm." "These bastards walked close to 100 km in 7 days." " Can we drive there?" " No way." "Do you know the way to the Cachoeirinha Farm?" "Come with me, we can't waste any time." "Sergeant, give your horse to the lieutenant." "He's coming with us." "Return to the base." "Yes, sir." "They're somewhere close, I can smell them." "You remind me of an outlaw hunter." "He's worse." "He was an officer." "He was one of ours." "I have to shoot straight." "I can't miss." "Let 's go!" "Corn husks are better, but they're scarce around here." "That 's fine." "I have a little fever." "It 'll go." "I think it 's sunstroke." "It must be the water that I drank." "Remember your cousin?" "Marcília?" "What about her?" "She has character... like my wife." "Marina." "A great partner." "We parted when we were happy." "Was your father in the military?" "No." "I'm the son of a shoemaker." "I really miss my old man." "I remember when I came back from the Suez Canal... my daughter was born while I was away." "Claudinha!" "So cute!" "Dad!" "Here, Zezinho." "Look here, Zezinho." " That 's for you." " It 's beautiful!" " He has grown." " He's cute, isn't he?" "Tell us about life in the desert." "Well, it 's sad." "Tell us, Carlinhos." "It was hell." "Soon after we got to the desert..." "I began to hear a woman's voice." "It went on and on, night and day." "It was a painful scream, Dad." "I can still hear it." "0n the third day we decided to find out what it was about." "We had sand up to our knees." "Suddenly, there they were." "A tribe of Bedouins." "You have no idea, Dad." "No water, starved, stinking of rotten meat." "I couldn't understand them, but the screaming woman was there." "She was holding a child, another kid was wrapped in rags." "They were destitute, Dad." "Like people in our northeast." "The kids had fever and scabs on their heads." "We had the camp doctor look them over." "The woman stopped her wailing." "The youngest child died on the way." "Another in the ward." "It made me sick, Dad." "I cried." "The doctor told me to stop, but I couldn't." "Then he said:" ""Lieutenant... you didn't come to the Suez Canal to save children." "You came to enforce peace."" "What kind of peace is this that allows world powers... to keep oil that belongs to the Arabs?" "There can be no peace as long as there is poverty and exploitation." "I thought about Brazil and things here." " We have to change this country." " It 's not so easy." "Nobody gives up anything for free, Carlos." "Farmers, businessmen, nobody does." "This country is going to catch fire." "Suez changed me." "I found out that military work is political work." "Dad, if a war was declared, I would side with the Arabs." " You'd be a traitor." " Traitor?" "What is being loyal?" "Is it shutting up when you witness injustice?" "Is it going against the people?" "I always wanted to be a soldier, and I always will be one." "But I will change armies if ours sides with exploiters." " They left this behind?" " It 's bait, Caio." "They're baiting us." "The two men left this way, major." "0ne of them was limping." "This is the way to Ibotirama." "They're not stopping!" "They've walked 200 km!" "But they're coming to the end of the line." "We'll search Ibotirama... road by road, house by house, until this devil shows up." "Hands on your heads, everybody!" " Come on, hands up." " Go, go!" "Up against the wall!" "Let 's go!" "Let 's go!" "Doctor, I need to talk to you." " Hands up!" " So, Lieutenant Caio?" "We searched all the houses and found this." "This is the last one." "Turn around!" "Do you know Zequinha?" "Zequinha Barreto?" " Who?" " Take him." "Everyone else can go." "Let 's go!" "Come on, come on!" "What are you waiting for?" "Go away!" "I'm going to get some food." "Wait here." "I'll be back in two hours." "Right." "The Army is looking all over for you." "Go away, Zequinha!" "I can't, I need a doctor, or my comrade will die." "Comrade?" "So it 's true." "Lamarca is with you." "I can't help you, Zequinha." "They're watching us." "I have family, see?" "I have a career." "I can only take orders from a judge or the major." "Find someone else." " You're dead scared, Emílio." " Shouldn't I be?" "They're finishing us off." "They're exterminating us." "I don't want to die!" "Look at what happened in Salvador." "Dozens were jailed or killed." "Even, Clara, the mistress..." "Clara?" "She's dead." "Zeca." "What, captain?" "My friend." "Go away." "What?" "Leave on your own." "The city is full of them." "They'll catch you in 2 hours." "I've lost my strength, Zequinha." "It 's over." " The fight is over for me, Zequinha." " Leave you?" "What do you think I am?" "I'm not a coward." " I won't do it." " It 's over, Zequinha." "I'm sorry, but you are wrong." "You're being selfish." "The war is not over and we are going to win." "Science of war teaches that first... you break through the tactical dragnet... and then the strategic one." "We're going to make it." "It 's all here in "War and Peace"." "It 's all about the art of war." "The glory of war and patriotism." "Every revolutionary should read Tolstoy." " Denis..." " Zequinha, captain." "I promise I'll read it." "I did not betray the people." "I never betrayed the people." "The only thing I am afraid of... is that I will not recognize my children." "Every animal recognizes his offspring." "Marina will understand." "She is a revolutionary, too." "She sacrificed herself for others." "She reminds me of Natasha." "So does Clara." "Both of them." "So gentle, pure... and romantic." "A light." "Zequinha, then a tunnel!" "There is a tunnel after the light." "Major." "Now he's giving us a book." "Just like a communist." "Don't you see, Caio?" "Human vanity knows no limits." "Now he feels like an immortal god." "He's like Jesus, preaching in the desert." "Actually, he's 33, like Christ." "Right, when he was killed." "We're close to them." "We'll catch up any minute now." "Don't forget, you won't have a second chance with Lamarca." "He can finish you off in a second." "He's the best marksman in the Brazilian Army." "Let 's go!" "From here on in it 's all or nothing at all." "Move!" "There they are, captain!" "Long live the revolution!" "HINTERLAND 0F BAHIA SEPTEMBER 17, 1971" "CAPTl0NS BY VIDE0LAR"