I'm Still Here

AroView: In this Academy Award winner for Best International Feature, Fernanda Torres gives a powerhouse performance as Eunice Paiva, a mother-of-five and wife to a former congressman who has become targeted by Brazil’s tightening military dictatorship in 1970.

It’s a tragic true story that holds a candle to the many casualties of political brutality, but it’s also a warm, nostalgic recreation of an era that bustles with life in the hands of director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) and his vivacious cast. Based on the memoir of the Paiva’s son, Marcelo, it is a moving tribute to his mother and father in very different ways, and a meaningful redress of the hidden history of their motherland.

“Salles’ deeply invested filmmaking is remarkable in its grace and naturalism.” ~Jessica Kiang, Variety

“Salles never over-labours the film’s emotional beats, relying instead on Torres’ magnificent, intricately layered performance to drive the picture.” ~Wendy Ide, Screen Daily