I'm Still Here (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Walter Salles |
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| Based on | Ainda Estou Aqui by Marcelo Rubens Paiva |
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| Language | Portuguese |
I'm Still Here (Portuguese: Ainda Estou Aqui) is an upcoming 2024 Brazilian drama film, directed by Walter Salles. It is an adaptation of Marcelo Rubens Paiva's 2015 book Ainda Estou Aqui. It stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva a mother and activist searching for her missing husband, congressman Rubens Paiva, during the Brazilian Military Dictatorship.[1]
Plot[edit]
Brazil, 1971. Eunice Paiva and her 5 children lives are abruptly changed after the disappearance of her husband, former Brazilian Labour Party's congressman Rubens Paiva.
Cast[edit]
- Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva[2]
- Fernanda Montenegro as Old Eunice Paiva
- Selton Mello as Rubens Paiva
- Valentina Herszage
- Bárbara Luz
- Dan Stulbach
- Maeve Jinkings as Dalva Gasparian
- Humberto Carrão
Production[edit]
The film was produced by RT Features and VideoFilmes in co-production with Globoplay, Mact Productions, Conspiração Filmes and Arte France Cinéma. The screenplay was written by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega.
Principal photography began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2023.[3]
Release[edit]
In May 2024, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film in North America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand at the Marché du Film.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (2024-05-28). "Walter Salles' Directorial Comeback 'I'm Still Here' Sells To Sony Classics For North America & Raft Of International Territories Out Of Cannes Market". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Os detalhes do novo filme de Walter Salles com Fernanda Montenegro | Em Cartaz". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Amando, Rodrigo (2023-06-18). "Começam as filmagens do longa "Ainda Estou Aqui", dirigido por Walter Salles". Site RG – Moda, Estilo, Festa, Beleza e mais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-29.