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I'm Still Here

Dir. Walter Salles
Constellation
Thu 14 Nov - Sat 16 Nov
Thu 14 Nov
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Sat 16 Nov
  • Thu 14 Nov
    20:15 - 22:31
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 12
    Past event
  • Fri 15 Nov
    13:30 - 15:46
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 12
    Past event
  • Sat 16 Nov
    15:15 - 17:31
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 12
    Past event

A profoundly moving and powerful portrayal of resilience in the face of injustice, from Brazilian director Walter Salles.

Acclaimed director Walter Salles (Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries) returns with a compassionate drama depicting the devastating true story of a family torn apart under the Brazilian military dictatorship. When leftist congressman Rubens Paiva is kidnapped by the military junta, his wife Eunice must find the strength to guide her family in the fight for justice. Fernanda Torres gives a phenomenal performance as the tenacious yet dignified Paiva matriarch. Adapted from Marcelo Rubens Paiva's best-selling memoir, Salles' film offers a deeply emotional and powerful portrait of resilience in the face of injustice.

The screening on Thu 14 Nov will be introduced by Stephanie Dennison, Professor of Brazilian Studies and Director of the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures at the University of Leeds.

 

"Walter Salles’ superb factually-based film - he was a real-life friend of the Paiva family as a teenager - is an an engrossing, affecting tribute to a formidable woman and her family." - Wendy Ide, Screen International 

 

Content Guidance


Contains mature themes and scenes of violence.

I'm Still Here

Director: Walter Salles
Running time: 136 minutes
Production year: 2024
Country: Brazil, France, Spain
Language: Portuguese
Subtitles: English subtitles
UK distributor: Altitude
Age rating: BBFC Rating 12A
Cast: Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello

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Constellation

Constellation is the new name for our main programme section where we preview many of the most talked about films of the year and present UK Premieres of films from exciting new filmmakers in our feature film competition.