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In the early 1970s, the 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.
Score: 4.4
96%
“Carried along by Fernanda Torres' superb performance, I'm
Still Here poignantly explores a nation's upheaval through one
family's search for answers.”
Rotten Tomatoes
“Based on a true story, this is a tribute to the strength of
a matriarch who doesn’t have time to grieve or feel sorry for herself. She has
children to love and protect.”
Chicago Sun-Times
“Salles’ deeply invested filmmaking is remarkable in its
grace and naturalism.”
Variety
“It’s difficult to fully contextualize how incredible Torres
is here; she matches the film’s silent grief by keenly deploying her
character’s internal angst into her slender frame. Through her formidable
presence, the deliberate “I’m Still Here,” a film that locates further meaning
in the face of Brazil’s present Far-Right wave, remains in the heart long after
the picture fades.”
RogerEbert.com
“I’m Still Here is a movie about remembrance – of a family
and a nation. The necessity to acknowledge injustice is its timeless clarion
call.”
Christian Science Monitor
