With November quickly passing by, we are about to be in the thick of awards season. And one of the films that is expected to make some noise is Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here.”
As seen in the trailer, “I’m Still Here” is a Brazilian film that tells that story of Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children in 1971. She is forced to carry on after her husband is taken away from her by the government.
The film stars Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, and Fernanda Montenegro. As mentioned above, Walter Salles is the director of “I’m Still Here.” Salles is an acclaimed, award-winning filmmaker who has previously helmed films such as “Central Station” and “The Motorcycle Diaries.” “I’m Still Here” marks his first narrative feature in more than a decade.
We were able to see “I’m Still Here” when it screened at this year’s Venice, and in our review, we said, “If only Salles had made a film that could have captured that anguish more palpably. In ‘I’m Still Here,’ that constant present tense to which Eunice alludes manifests as a past tense trauma.”
“I’m Still Here” doesn’t currently have a release date for North America. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Brazil, 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. Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s memoir, this story portrays an important part of Brazil’s hidden history.
