I’m Still Here

One afternoon in 1971, Rubens Paiva, a former congressman and outspoken critic of Brazil’s newly…
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The Screening Room at 1313
Date
Fri, February 14
Time
5:15 pm

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Date
Friday, February 14
Time
5:15 pm
Location

The Screening Room at 1313
1313 N Market Street,
Wilmington, DE 19801

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$9-$13

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One afternoon in 1971, Rubens Paiva, a former congressman and outspoken critic of Brazil’s newly instituted military dictatorship, was taken from his home in Rio de Janeiro by government officials, told nothing more than that he must give a “deposition” to authorities, and disappeared.
Adapted from his son Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s memoir, this overwhelming, richly realized political drama from Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) stays tightly wedded to the perspective of Rubens’s wife, Eunice (Fernanda Torres, Golden Globe winner for this role), whose indefatigable search for the truth about her husband would stretch out for decades.
A devastating true story, I’m Still Here is exhilarating in its portrayal of human tenacity in the face of injustice. Featuring a deeply affecting appearance from Fernanda Montenegro (Fernanda Torres’ mother in real life), Oscar nominee for Salles’s Central Station.In Portuguese with English subtitles.

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