This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.
The Oscars nominations are in, and I’m Still Here is one of the biggest surprises for Best Picture. While I’m Still Here was expected to be nominated for Best International Feature Film, the Best Picture nomination took many by surprise. This is the first time a Brazilian movie has been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, with I’m Still Here also getting Best International Feature Film and Best Actress In A Leading Role noms.
As always, the Oscars 2025 nominations came with both major snubs and fascinating surprises. Between Challengers not getting a single nomination – not even for Original Score – and Pamela Anderson not getting a Best Actress nom, a lot of predictions were proven wrong. However, one of the most interesting surprises was I’m Still Here getting a Best Picture nomination in a historical moment for Brazilian cinema that speaks to a wider Oscars trend of recognizing non-English movies beyond the International Feature Film award.
What Is I’m Still Here About?
I’m Still Here Is Based On A True Story
Set in 1970 during the military dictatorship that rose to power in Brazil after a coupe coup d’état in 1964, I’m Still Here is based on the true story of Eunice Paiva, an activist whose husband is taken by the military and “disappears.” I’m Still Here follows Eunice as she tries to learn the truth about what happened to her husband, Rubens Paiva, a former congressman who had already lived six years in exile for opposing the military government. After being arrested and tortured herself, Eunice eventually learns from non-official sources that her husband was killed.
I’m Still Here is set during the early 1970s military dictatorship in Brazil, focusing on the Paiva family. As the regime intensifies, Rubens, Eunice, and their five children live in an open house by the beach in Rio. Their lives are upended when Rubens is taken for questioning and does not return.
- Release Date
-
November 20, 2024
- Runtime
-
137 Minutes
- Cast
-
Fernanda Torres
, Selton Mello
, Fernanda Montenegro
, Valentina Herszage
, Maeve Jinkings
, Dan Stulbach
, Humberto Carrão
, Carla Ribas
, Maitê Padilha
, Guilherme Silveira
, Cora Ramalho
, Bárbara Luz
, Luiza Kozovski
, Olívia Torres
, Camila Márdila
, Thelmo Fernandes
, Marjorie Estiano
, Antonio Saboia
, Maria Manoella - Character(s)
-
Eunice Paiva
, Rubens Paiva
, Older Eunice Paiva
, Vera Paiva
, Dalva Gasparian
, Luiz Baby Bocayuva
, Felix
, Martha
, Cristina
, Marcelo Rubens Paiva
, Babiu Paiva
, Ana Lúcia Nalu Paiva
, Eliana Paiva
, Adult Babiu Paiva
, Dalal Achcar
, Lino Machado
, Adult Eliana Paiva
, Adult Marcelo Rubens Paiva
, Adult Vera Paiva - Director
-
Walter Salles
- Writers
-
Walter Salles
, Marcelo Rubens Paiva
, Murilo Hauser
, Heitor Lorega