I'm Still Here (2024 film)

I'm Still Here
Promotional release poster
Portuguese	Ainda Estou Aqui
Directed by	Walter Salles
Screenplay by	Murilo Hauser Heitor Lorega
Based on	I'm Still Here by Marcelo Rubens Paiva
Produced by	Maria Carlota Fernandes Walter Salles Rodrigo Teixeira
Starring	Fernanda Torres Fernanda Montenegro Selton Mello
Cinematography	Adrian Teijido
Music by	Warren Ellis
Production companies	RT Features VideoFilmes Globoplay Mact Productions Conspiração Filmes Arte France Cinéma
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics (North America)
Release dates	September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01) (Venice) November 7, 2024 (2024-11-07) (Brazil)
Running time	135 minutes
Countries	Brazil France
Language	Portuguese

I'm Still Here (Portuguese: Ainda Estou Aqui) is a 2024 drama film directed Walter Salles from a screenplay by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega, based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's 2015 book Ainda Estou Aqui. It stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist searching for her missing husband, congressman Rubens Paiva, during the Brazilian Military Dictatorship.^[1] It is Salles' first Brazilian feature film in 16 years.

The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival,^[2] where it received critical acclaim, with unanimous praise towards Torres' performance,^[3] and was awarded with the Golden Osella for Best Screenplay.^[4] In September 2024, the film was selected as the Brazilian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.