I’m Still Here

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva
  • Fernanda Montenegro as Old Eunice Paiva
• Selton Mello as Rubens Paiva
• Antonio Saboia as Marcelo Rubens Paiva
• Valentina Herszage as Vera Paiva
  • Marjorie Estiano as Old Vera Paiva
• Humberto Carrão
• Bárbara Luz
• Carla Ribas
• Cora Mora as Maria Beatriz Facciolla Paiva
• Dan Stulbach as Fernando Gasparian
• Caio Horowicz as Ricardo Gomes Pimpão
• Maeve Jinkings as Dalva Gasparian

Storyline:

One afternoon in 1971, Rubens Paiva, a former congressman and outspoken critic of Brazil’s newly instituted military dictatorship, was taken from his home in Rio de Janeiro by government officials, told nothing more than that he must give a “deposition” to authorities, and disappeared. Adapted from his son Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s memoir, this overwhelming, richly realized political drama from Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) stays tightly wedded to the perspective of Rubens’s wife, Eunice (a shattering Fernanda Torres), whose indefatigable search for the truth about her husband would stretch out for decades. A devastating true story, I’m Still Here is exhilarating in its portrayal of human tenacity in the face of injustice. Featuring a deeply affecting appearance from Fernanda Montenegro, Oscar nominee for Salles’s Central Station. 

About Movie:

I’m Still Here (Portuguese: Ainda Estou Aqui) is a biographical historical drama film directed Walter Salles from a screenplay written by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega, based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s 2015 book Ainda Estou Aqui. It stars Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, and Selton Mello.

Director Walter Salles’ first narrative feature in 12 years. Fernanda Montenegro and Walter Salles first collaboration was 26 years after the release of Central Station (1998), where Montenegro was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars.

Principal photography began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2023.

In May 2024, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film in North America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand at the Marché du Film.

The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film received a standing ovation of over 10 minutes. It was followed by screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024 and at the 2024 New York Film Festival on October.

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