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Walter Salles’ Directorial Comeback ‘I’m Still Here’ Sells To Sony Classics For North America & Raft Of International Territories Out Of Cannes Market
The new film from Brazilian filmmaker Salles is expected to debut at a fall festival this year.
EXCLUSIVE: Out of the Cannes market, Sony Pictures Classics has bought North American rights and a raft of international territories on Walter Salles ‘ anticipated first narrative feature in more than a decade: I’m Still Here. In I’m Still Here, the acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker, known for critical hits such as Oscar nominee Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries, has tackled the emotional and powerful true story of a woman who is forced into activism after her husband is captured by the military regime in Brazil in the 1960s. To Salles, who grew up in Brazil and watched the country change from dictatorship to democracy, telling the story of the saga of the Paiva family was a personal mission he has spent years on.
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