A Powerful True Story of Resistance and Resilience: I'm Still Here (2024). Directed by Walter Salles, I'm Still Here (Portuguese: Ainda Estou Aqui) is a profound political biographical drama based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's 2015 memoir. The film tells the harrowing true story of Eunice Paiva (played by Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro), a courageous mother and activist who tirelessly navigates the brutal realities of Brazil's military dictatorship in the 1970s. After her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello), is forcibly disappeared by the regime, Eunice fights relentlessly for his return and for justice, all while striving to protect her family and maintain hope in the face of unimaginable oppression.
Cast: Fernanda Torres (Eunice Paiva), Fernanda Montenegro (Older Eunice Paiva), Selton Mello (Rubens Paiva), Guilherme Silveira (Marcelo Rubens Paiva), Antonio Saboia (Adult Marcelo Rubens Paiva), Valentina Herszage (Vera Paiva), Marjorie Estiano (Older Vera Paiva)Writers: Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega (Screenplay); Marcelo Rubens Paiva (Based on his memoir "Ainda Estou Aqui")
Director: Walter Salles
Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Political
