At a second in historical past the place developed democracies all over the world appear receptive to political candidates with authoritarian tendencies, the story of Rubens and Eunice Paiva feels more and more related. Rubens was a Brazilian politician who was murdered for his opposition to the implementation of navy dictatorship in 1968. After his loss of life, Eunice established herself as one of many nation’s most dedicated human rights activists.
The story of clinging to ideas in unimaginably difficult circumstances involves life in Walter Salles’ new movie “I’m Nonetheless Right here,” which opens in theaters in January 2025. The biopic goals to place Eunice Paiva within the highlight and shine new mild on a darkish chapter in South American historical past.
An official synopsis of the movie reads, “Brazil faces the tightening grip of a navy dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mom of 5 kids is compelled to reinvent herself after her household suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the federal government.”
“I’m Nonetheless Right here” premiered on the 2024 Venice Worldwide Movie Competition, the place many critics gave excessive marks to Torres for her portrayal of Paiva.
“Fernanda Torres’ efficiency as Eunice is each bit as spectacular as her filmography would counsel, having marked herself out as one of many South American continent’s biggest actors in roles in ‘International Land’ (additionally directed by Salles) and received a Palme d’Or for Greatest Actress in ‘Love Me Perpetually of By no means,’” Leila Latif wrote in her IndieWire evaluate of the movie. “Her Eunice possesses phenomenal energy and stoicism which make every second of ache that peep by the chinks of her armor all of the extra transferring. Its additionally, because of each her and Mello’s formidable abilities, a household whose affection feels lived-in and intimate. Even when this stasis of mourning can’t be absolutely escaped, the explanations they’re able to endure are clear from the various small kindnesses that fill so a lot of their scenes, a reassuring grip on the shoulder, a borrowed shirt, and area made within the mattress beside you for these too afraid to sleep.”
“I’m Nonetheless Right here” is directed by Walter Salles and written by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega. Along with Torres, it stars Selton Mello and Fernanda Montenegro.
A Sony Photos Classics launch, “I’m Nonetheless Right here” opens in choose theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, January 17. Watch the trailer beneath.