In the real-life story of “I’m Still Here,” Eunice Paiva must find a new way to live after her family is separated during the ...

“I’m Still Here,” which opens in theaters Jan. 17, is a profoundly moving story of family life and political oppression. It’s a deeply Brazilian story, made by one of the country’s most acclaimed ...

In trying times, political films are nothing new. One of cinema’s most essential functions is to inform its audience — to ...

Golden Globe winner Fernanda Torres plays a real-life Brazilian activist keeping hope alive after her dissident husband ...

Walter Salles' drama I'm Still Here enjoyed a buzzy world premiere in competition at Venice, with Fernanda Torres’ lead performance putting her among the hot contenders for the best actress ...

It’s easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of that in “I’m Still Here.” He drops the audience into the warm everyday of the beautiful home of Eunice (Fernanda ...

In movies, political resistance often takes the form of protest, hunger strike or armed uprising. But in Walter Salles’ “I’m ...

Both Torres and Salles are in the mix for Oscar nominations for best actress and best international film this year.

Walter Salles knew the Paiva family intimately. What was your connection to this story? My personal connection is Marcelo Rubens Paiva. When he wrote his first book [Happy Old Year] It was a big ...

Actress Fernanda Torres knew her friend, the director Walter Salles, intended to make a film based on a real-life Rio de Janeiro woman who fought for justice for her family after Brazil’s ...