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Walter Salles’ ‘I’m Still Here’ Nears $11M In Brazil; 7th Biggest Local Title This Century
Walter Salles' I’m Still Here was shortlisted for an International Feature Oscar this week and continues to be a box office phenomenon in Brazil
Continuing the trajectory it began after world premiering in Venice, where it won the Best Screenplay prize, this past week Walter Salles ’ I’m Still Here was shortlisted for an International Feature Oscar. Set in Rio de Janeiro 1970 and based on the memoir of the same name by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, I’m Still Here is the true story of a family whose hearts, but not spirits, were broken by the country’s military government. Fernanda Torres plays Eunice, mother to Marcelo and his four siblings; her life is changed forever when her politically active, if not especially radical, husband Rubens (Selton Mello) is taken away for questioning after a visit by military police.
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