Fernanda Torres gives a complex, Oscar-nominated performance as Brazilian activist Eunice Paiva, whose search for her "disappeared" congressman-husband made headlines.

Directed by The Motorcycle Diaries and Central Station 's Walter Salles, Brazil's entry in the Best International Feature Film race — as well as a welcome but unexpected nominee for Best Picture — I'm Still Here is a movie about horror,

In the real-life story of “I’m Still Here,” Eunice Paiva must find a new way to live after her family is separated during the Brazilian dictatorship in the 1970s. For Walter Salles, directing joy onscreen flows so naturally it’s almost documentary-like.

The film follows the Paiva family living a seemingly idyllic life in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, until one night there's a knock at the door. WBUR critic Sean Burns says the Oscar-nominated feature is "a calming,

At 90 years old, Allan Hall is one of the dwindling population of Holocaust survivors left in the United States who is alive to share his life’s story. And share he does. Hall, who moved to Miami in 1952,

Even though Helen Marks has been alive more than eight decades, she remains in the unenviable position of still searching for something idyllic of which she had been deprived. “I’m still working on a happy childhood,

The global success of Brazilian movie "I'm Still Here" -- riding high after three Oscars nominations -- has set off a national fervor usually reserved for Carnaval or the football

In trying times, political films are nothing new. One of cinema’s most essential functions is to inform its audience — to share the intricacies of another culture, another time period and another perspective.

Directed by Walter Salles, I'm Still Here is the biggest ... for The Motorcycle Diaries; he also directed the Hollywood films Dark Water and On the Road. Based on the real-life story of a ...

They are eager to see the family home portrayed in the Academy Awards nominee film "I’m Still Here ... disappearance during Brazil’s military regime in the 1970s. "We came here to pay ...

Actor Fernanda Torres' Oscar nomination for "I'm Still Here" continues a family legacy ... her mom’s reaction to her Golden Globe win during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

Film highlights Eunice Paiva's struggle under Brazil's military regime Torres emphasizes film's civic duty to depict authoritarianism Brazilian cinema seeks global recognition and investment SAO ...