Discover the captivating story of ‘I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)’. Explore the themes and messages behind this powerful film.
Are you ready to experience I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)?
Following Fernanda Torres’ historic Golden Globes win for Best Actress in a Drama, Altitude is thrilled to share the new UK and Irish trailer for I’M STILL HERE.
The acclaimed drama, directed by Award-winning director Walter Salles, comes to UK and Irish cinemas from 21 February 2025 with some cinemas already on sale to account for demand. Full details are at Altitude.film
I’M STILL HERE is Brazil’s official entry for International Film at this year’s Academy Awards and has been nominated for two Golden Globes, non-English Language Film and Best Actress (Drama) for Torres, Critics Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival.
PREMISE
In the early 1970s, Rio de Janeiro is under the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Enter the Paiva family: father Rubens, mother Eunice, and their five children, residing in a beachside rented house, always welcoming friends with open doors. Their shared affection and humour serve as subtle acts of defiance against the country’s oppressive regime. However, their lives are irrevocably altered by a sudden, violent event. In its wake, Eunice must reinvent herself and forge a new path for her family. This poignant tale, drawn from Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s memoir, has shed light on a significant yet concealed segment of Brazil’s history.
The film has been a remarkable box office success in its native Brazil. Since its cinema release last month, the film has become the biggest Brazilian film of 2024 with over 2.6 million admissions and grossing over $9,000,000 (USD) so far, making it Walter Salles’ biggest movie ever in Brazil and captivating audiences across the country.
CREDITS
Directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello and Fernanda Montenegro. The film is written by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega, based on the book by Marcelo Rubens Paiva. The Producers are Maria Carlota Bruno. Rodrigo Teixeira and Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre. The Executive Producers are Giulherme Terra. Thierry de Clermont-Tonnerre. Lourenço Sant’anna. Renata Brandão. Juliana Capelini. David Taghioff and Masha Magonova. I’M STILL HERE also features an original score by Warren Ellis.
WALTER SALLES
Director Walter Salles said,
“When I first read I’m Still Here by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, I was deeply moved. For the first time, the story of the desaparecidos, the people snatched from their lives by the Brazilian dictatorship, was being told from the perspective of those left behind. In the experience of one woman – Eunice Paiva, a mother of five – there was both the story of how to live through loss and a mirror of the wound left on a nation. It was also personal: I knew this family and was friends with the Paiva children. Their house remains etched in my memory. During the seven years we spent creating “I’m Still Here,” life in Brazil veered dangerously close to that past – which made it all the more urgent to tell this story.”
Altitude will release I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) in UK & Irish cinemas on February 21st, 2025.
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