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Rubens Paiva lost his seat in Congress after the 1964 coup and returned to civilian work, quietly helping political exiles without telling his wife Eunice or their five children. The family lives in a house in Rio de Janeiro. Friends of the couple, Fernando Gasparian and Dalva Gasparian, leave for London and take Vera, the eldest daughter, with them. In January 1971 the military raid the house and take Rubens away. Eunice makes public inquiries about where he is.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about I’m Still Here (2024)
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- At the 97th Academy Awards, I'm Still Here won Best International Feature Film, becoming the first-ever Brazilian-produced film to win an Academy Award. It was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress for Torres.
- Torres won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for I'm Still Here, becoming the first Brazilian actress to win a Golden Globe in an acting category. The film was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
- Soon after its Brazilian release on 7 November 2024, I'm Still Here was the target of an unsuccessful boycott by the Brazilian far-right, which denies that the military regime was a dictatorship.
- Cinematographer Adrian Teijido shot I'm Still Here on 35mm to recreate the Brazilian 1970s mood, and selected scenes were also shot in Super 8mm.
- After I'm Still Here's success, Torres became a prominent figure in Brazil's 2025 Carnival. Shopee reported a surge in demand for costumes inspired by her Golden Globes look, and São Paulo's Rua 25 de Março was filled with Oscar statue props and themed costumes.
- I'm Still Here premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation of over 10 minutes and won the Best Screenplay prize while competing for the Golden Lion.
