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Eunice Paiva: Martha, you gotta help me
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A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family's life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence during the tightening grip of a military dictatorship in Brazil, 1971.. Chosen by the Brazilian Academy of Cinema to compete for Best International Film at the 2025 Oscars..
Featured in Mais Você: Episode dated 3 December 2024 (2024)
My husband is in danger!Martha: Everybody’s in danger, Eunice.. The Feast of the Holy King written by Leo Maia (and Marcio Leonardo) Adapted from the novel by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, "I'm Still Here" actually improves on the book by focusing on the Paiva family and how every member was startled and heartbroken by the disappearance of their father (played with deep affection by Selton Mello).
Anchored by a powerhouse performance by Fernanda Torres as the matriarch Eunice, the film narrates the horrors of the Brazilian dictatorship without ever being preachy or heavy-handed
By focusing on the human aspects and the sense of loss of those people who never got and answer about their loved one's disappearance, the script gets more powerful as it goes along. All the performances from the young actors are top-notch – a rare feat in Brazilian cinema – but it is Fernanda Torres incredibly restrained performance that really stays with you.
She's persuasive and moving without ever being melodramatic, in a masterful work
This is the best Brazilian film in years, a gift from director Walter Salles ("Central Station"). Pay attention to the brief but powerful cameo by Fernanda Montenegro (an Oscar nominee for "Central Station") at the very end.
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