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Official US Trailer for Brazilian Drama ‘I’m Still Here’ About a Family
by Alex Billington
November 12, 2024
Source: YouTube
“It’s gotten too dangerous here…” Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the US trailer for acclaimed Brazilian film I’m Still Here, the first feature film from director Walter Salles in 12 years. He’s best known for his earlier work – directing the films Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries, Dark Water, On the Road. The film tells a true story about a Brazilian family whose father is taken by the government & never seen again. Set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1971 – a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by a heinous act. The lives of Eunice Paiva and her five children abruptly change after the disappearance of her husband – former Brazilian Labour Party congressman Rubens Paiva. The film stars Fernanda Torres as Eunice, Selton Mello, and Fernanda Montenegro. This first premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and after playing at tons of other festivals, it was selected by Brazil as their entry for Best International Film. It is yet another tale of South America’s disappeared, this time focusing on a mother as she tries to figure out what happened to him. Worth a watch.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Walter Salles’ film I’m Still Here, direct from SPC’s YouTube:
1971 – Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. The film is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history. I’m Still Here, also known as Ainda Estou Aqui in Portuguese, is directed by award-winning Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles, his first feature film in 12 years, director of the films A Grande Arte, Foreign Land, Central Station, O Primeiro Dia, Behind the Sun, The Motorcycle Diaries, Dark Water, Linha de Passe, and On the Road previously. The screenplay is co-written by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega; adapted from Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s book. Produced by Maria Carlota Bruno, Rodrigo Teixeira, and Walter Salles. This initially premiered at the 2024 Venice & New York Film Festivals. Sony Classics will debut Salles’ I’m Still Here in select US theaters starting January 17th, 2025 next year.
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