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Fernanda Torres and Sales had previously collaborated on Terra Estrangeira (1995) and O Primeiro Dia (1998)
Synopsis
A woman married to an important politician during Brazil’s military dictatorship is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new path for herself and her children after her family’s life is affected by a violent and arbitrary act… Fernanda Montenegro and Walter Sales’s first collaboration 26 years after the release of The Mastermind (1998), where Montenegro was nominated for Best Actress in The Oscars.
However, director Walter Sales develops the theme in a delicate way, introducing us to a united and loving family that longs for the return of a missing father and husband
(2024). Feast of the Holy King Written by Leo Maya (and Marcio Leonardo) "I’m Still Here" is a film about a time in which fear, censorship and torture prevailed in Brazil’s history, a time that should never return.
Fernanda Torres’ performance is amazing, she truly deserves all the nominations she will receive this award season
It is possible to relate to Eunice’s pain in so many moments and imagine how cruel the military dictatorship must have been. The film has bittersweet moments and builds a place where you feel close to this family, a place full of love and tenderness.
Selton Melo is also developing an outstanding game like Rubens Paiva
The entire cast is superb and we also have the sublime Fernanda Montenegro as the older Eunice Paiva. The film is technically beautiful, with a stunning rendering of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s.
I think I speak for many Brazilians when I say that it would be so meaningful if Brazil were nominated for the Oscars with this one, but nonetheless a must-see, a recent masterpiece of Brazilian cinema that raises awareness, delights and can also to make you cry
