“I’m Still Here “, new film by Walter Salles and Brazilian representative to the Oscar for Best International Film 2025 made a big debut in theaters. According to the B Moviea portal specialized in the cinema market in the country, production with Fernanda Torres raised R$1.1 million in its national debut .
The website also highlighted that the film brought 50,320 spectators to cinemas . The last Brazilian productions to reach the top at the box office were “ Nosso Lar 2 – Os Mensageiros “, released in January, and “ Os Farofeiros 2 “, in March.
“I’m Still Here” is Brazil’s representative in the dispute for a nomination for the 2025 Oscar. The film is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Marcelo Rubens Paiva. The story takes place in the 1970s, during the most intense period of the military dictatorship in Brazil, and follows the trajectory of the Paiva family, made up of Rubens (played by Selton Mello), Eunice (played by Fernanda Torres) and their children.
The family’s life is completely transformed when, on one fateful day, Rubens Paiva is taken by undercover soldiers and disappears without a trace. Eunice, who will spend decades searching for answers about her husband’s whereabouts, needs to rebuild herself and chart a new path for herself and her children. Know what to expect from the film.
The cast also features Valentina Herszage (“She for Her”), Maeve Jinkings (“Toll”), Antonio Saboia (“Private Desert”), Olivia Torres (“Continent”), Humberto Carrão (“Aquarius”), Dan Stulbach (“Women in Love”), Charles Fricks (“Land and Passion”), Caio Horowicz (“Word of Mouth”), Daniel Dantas (“Pega Pega) and more.
THE CNN accompanied the exclusive launch of the film during the 48th edition of the São Paulo International Film Festival; find out how the press conference went and check out our individual interviews with the stars of the production, Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello.
Wagner Moura will direct the film with Elisabeth Moss and Sofia Carson
This content was originally published in “I’m Still Here” raises R$ 1.1 million in its debut in Brazil on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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