I'm Still Here
Completed
"When a mother's courage defies tyranny, hope is reborn."
2024-09-19
8
pt 138mDramaHistory
In 1971, military dictatorship in Brazil reaches its height. The Paiva family — Rubens, Eunice, and their five children — live in a beachside house in Rio, open to all their friends. One day, Rubens is taken for questioning and does not return.
Director
Walter Salles
Author
Marcelo Rubens Paiva
Screenplay
Murilo Hauser
Production Assistant
João Pedro Tinoco
Executive Producer
Juliana Capelini
Producer
Rodrigo Teixeira
mother beach husband wife relationship based on novel or book 1970s rio de janeiro based on true story sao paulo, brazil grief female protagonist period drama interrogation seaside missing person military dictatorship family photo injustice historical drama humanity family dynamics missing husband 1990s activism mother son relationship mother daughter relationship resilience realistic 2010s brazilian cinema independent film adaptation political drama apathetic missing father political dissident biographical drama brazilian military dictatorship
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$35,741,532Budget
$1,480,000Countries
- Brazil
- France
Companies
- VideoFilmes
- MACT Productions
- RT Features
- ARTE France Cinéma
