The film is on the shortlist for the Oscar for Best International Film and is competing for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Film (Fernanda Torres) and Best Film in a Non-English Language
The film “I’m Still Here”, directed and acted by e, reached the mark of 3 million viewers in Brazil. This is an unprecedented feat for a national feature film since 2020, reflecting a significant return of audiences to cinemas. The film premiered on November 7th, and in the first weekend, it stood out as the most watched at the country’s box office.
Walter Salles emphasized the impact that the work has generated. “As important as the public’s return to the cinema to live a collective experience, is the broad debate that the film is generating. Marcelo’s book triggered this possibility, and we have a lot to thank him and his sisters Vera, Eliana, Nalu and Babiu for their constant trust and support. Eunice Paiva’s fight has a lot to say about the politics of 2024, as film critic Bruno Carmelo wrote. At a time when memory is erased, the history of the Paiva family reminds us that the military dictatorship was not an abstraction. In the same way that the attempted military coup at the end of 2022 was not”, he declared in a statement.
The filmmaker also thanked his cast and crew. “Without the exceptional Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro, without the star Selton Mello, without the sensitivity of our screenwriters Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega and each of the great actors and technicians from the ‘Still I’m Here’ team, the film would not be what it was. and. This is the moment to celebrate the film as an expression of an essentially collective work in Brazilian cinema.”
The film’s plot addresses the life of Eunice Paiva, an activist who fights for human rights after the tragic death of her husband, Rubens Paiva, during the period of the military dictatorship in Brazil. The narrative rescues the memory of a dark period in history, and also provokes reflections on the fight for justice and truth.
In addition to its success at the box office, “I’m Still Here” is in evidence on the international scene. Walter Salles’ film is on the shortlist for the Oscar for Best International Film and is competing for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Film and Best Film in a Non-English Language. The film has already won seven awards, including best screenplay at the Venice Film Festival.
*Report produced with the help of AI
Published by Carol Santos
