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Walter Salles' history-making Oscar winner makes its Bloomington debut with a powerhouse performance by Fernanda Torres and a gripping story of the search for justice under dictatorship.
Brazil, 1971: under the tightening grip of a military dictatorship, people across the country face the consequences of seemingly arbitrary and capricious governmental decisions and detainments. After her husband disappears, mother of five Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres in a Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated performance) is forced to reinvent herself after the government's violent and arbitrary act. Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book, I'm Still Here reconstructs a hidden portion of Brazil's history through its compelling performances, resonant story, and masterful direction by past IU Cinema guest Walter Salles, all factors which resulted in its historic win as the first Brazilian film to be awarded the Best International Feature Oscar. [137 min; drama; Portuguese with English subtitles]
"Torres’s performance here is a marvel of expressive restraint, every glance merging horrified disbelief and meticulous self-control." — Justin Chang, The New Yorker
"Profoundly moving, deeply poignant. Walter Salles' deeply invested filmmaking is remarkable in its grace and naturalism." — Jessica Kiang, Variety
"It's one measure of Latin America's arduous history that it has spawned so many books and movies about dictatorship... What they share is the awareness that history hurts. Few films have shown this with more delicate intelligence than I'm Still Here." — John Powers, NPR
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