I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)

The military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985 relied on a regime of torture, intimidation, and murder to maintain power. What they did not count on was Eunice Pavia, a widowed mother of five who balanced devotion to family with a courageous, undaunted quest for justice in the face of state oppression—first for her “disappeared” husband and persecuted family, and then, as an unlikely lawyer-activist, for a nation and its people yearning to be free.

Based on the biographical book by Eunice’s son Marcelo Rubens Paiva and helmed by acclaimed director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Central Station), I’m Still Here not only reconstructs an important part of Brazil’s hidden history but also serves as a timely reminder of the steep price—often unequally borne—for liberty and self-determination.