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I’m Still Here

Ainda Estou Aqui
Directed by: Walter Salles

A country divided, a family united.
2024 Academy Award Winner – Best International Feature Film

Rating: 14A
Content Advisory: Violence, coarse language, and mature themes.

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Portuguese and French with Eng Subs

Biography, Drama, Historical

PLOT : In 1971, during the height of Brazil’s military dictatorship, the Paiva family — Rubens, Eunice, and their five children — lived a joyful, open life in a beachside home in Rio de Janeiro. Their house is always open for all their friends and filled with warmth and hope despite the political tension beyond its walls. One day, Rubens, a former politician, is taken by authorities for questioning and never returns, and Eunice is left to pick up the pieces. With quiet strength and determination, she must reinvent herself and chart a new path for her family, navigating the dangers of a repressive regime while holding on to love, resilience, and a sense of justice.

Walter Salles. is a celebrated Brazilian filmmaker known for his deeply humanist and politically resonant films. Salles gained international acclaim with Central Station (1998) and The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), which explored identity, displacement, and Latin American history. He also directed Linha de Passe (2008), a moving portrait of four brothers struggling to find purpose in São Paulo. His 2024 film I’m Still Here, based on the true story of the Paiva family during Brazil’s military dictatorship, won Brazil its first Oscar for Best International Feature. With a background in economics and documentary, Salles brings a reflective, poetic realism to stories rooted in memory, family, and resistance, bridging personal narratives with broader political truths.

Length 2h 17min
Year 2024

Cast Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Valentina Herszage, Bárbara Luz, Fernanda Montenegro,
Distribution Mongrel Media
Production VideoFilmes, RT Features, MACT Productions, Arte France Cinéma, Conspiração Filmes, Globoplay

Tue. July 8th

08:15 PM

Outdoor

Birra Moretti Theatre, Distillery District

Toronto

Buy Tickets $40