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I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

When a mother's courage defies tyranny, hope is reborn.

20247.92h 18m

Overview

A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

Directed by Walter Salles
Written by Murilo Hauser, Marcelo Rubens Paiva, Heitor Lorega
Produced by Maria Carlota Bruno, Walter Salles, Rodrigo Teixeira
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $36.4M

Top Cast

Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Torres

Eunice Paiva

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

Eunice Paiva (Older)

Selton Mello

Selton Mello

Rubens Paiva

Valentina Herszage

Valentina Herszage

Veroca

Maria Manoella

Maria Manoella

Veroca

Bárbara Luz

Bárbara Luz

Nalu

Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha

Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha

Nalu

Luiza Kosovski

Luiza Kosovski

Eliana

Marjorie Estiano

Marjorie Estiano

Eliana

Pri Helena

Pri Helena

Zezé

Themes & Keywords

motherbeachhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or book1970srio de janeirobased on true storysao paulo, brazilgrieffemale protagonistinterrogationseasidemissing personmilitary dictatorshipfamily photoinjusticehistorical dramahumanityfamily dynamicsmissing husband1990sactivismmother son relationshipmother daughter relationshipresiliencerealistic2010sindependent filmadaptationpolitical dramaassertivebaffledmissing fatherpolitical dissidentbiographical dramabrazilian military dictatorshippraiaditadura militar brasileiraprisão

About I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here is a drama, history film released in 2024 exploring themes of mother, beach, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, 1970s, rio de janeiro. Directed by Walter Salles, it stars Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello. A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

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