The movie focuses on the personal and political story of its protagonist, lawyer Eunice Paiva (1929–2018) whose husband, former Congressman Rubens Paiva, was kidnapped and killed by agents of ...

Brazilian film 'I Am Still Here,' directed by Walter Salles, made history by winning an Oscar in a main category. It tells ...

You may have never heard of Eunice Paiva. You may not know that there was a military dictatorship in Brazil for 21 years, originating from a coup that was supported by the United States government ...

I'm Still Here,' Walter Salles' drama film starring Fernanda Torres, has won Best International Feature Film at the Oscars ...

It’s 1971, and the beachfront home of the Paiva family, in Rio de Janeiro, is a hub of boisterous children, dancing adults and warm friendships presided over by Eunice Paiva and her husband ...

I’m Still Here” (actual Portuguese title: Ainda Estou Aqui) is a political biographical drama based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s ...

Though the words of the title most likely refer to the resilience of this Oscar-nominated film’s protagonist, Eunice Paiva (a wide-ranging, powerful portrayal by Fernanda Torres), they might as ...

By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor Director Walter Salles credited the woman who inspired the film — Eunice Paiva — and the women who brought her to life, daughter-mother pair Fernanda ...

The film, which tells the real-life story of Eunice Paiva’s decades-long search for justice after her husband’s disappearance during Brazil’s military dictatorship, has been gaining momentum ...

I'm Still Here,' a Brazilian drama highlighting Eunice Paiva's quest for truth during Brazil's 1970s military regime, won the Oscar for best international feature film. Directed by Walter Salles, it ...