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.

Walter Salles pays tribute not only to those who were disappeared, but also to those who remained, who fought for their return – and their memory – in the face of intimidation, persecution and callous official intransigence.

Academy Awards - Best International Feature Film

Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) Fernanda Torres

Best Screenplay – Venice Film Festival

“Phenomenal” ★★★★★ THE TIMES

★★★★★ THE OBSERVER

“A spectacular Fernanda Torres performance” ★★★★★ LITTLE WHITE LIES

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