| I'm Still Here | |
| Director: | Walter Salles |
| Based On: | I'm Still Here by Marcelo Rubens Paiva |
| Cinematography: | Adrian Teijido |
| Runtime: | 135 minutes |
| Language: | Portuguese |
I'm Still Here (Portuguese: Ainda Estou Aqui) is an upcoming Brazilian drama film, directed by Walter Salles. It is an adaptation of Marcelo Rubens Paiva's 2015 book Ainda Estou Aqui. It stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva a mother and activist searching for her missing husband, congressman Rubens Paiva, during the Brazilian Military Dictatorship.[1]
The film will have its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it will be competing for the Golden Lion.[2]
Brazil, 1971. The lives of Eunice Paiva and her five children abruptly change after the disappearance of her husband, former Brazilian Labour Party's congressman Rubens Paiva.
The film was produced by RT Features and VideoFilmes in co-production with Globoplay, Mact Productions, Conspiração Filmes and Arte France Cinéma. The screenplay was written by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega.
Principal photography began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2023.[4]
In May 2024, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film in North America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand at the Marché du Film.
The film will have its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it will be competing for the Golden Lion, followed by a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024.[5]