Brazil’s Oscar Win for ‘I’m Still Here’ Just Made for the Craziest Carnival Ever
The best international feature Academy Award for Walter Salles’ timely drama backdropped the annual celebrations and ...
Two Oscar-winning films shed light on the thousands of disappeared people in Latin America
Two visions of the trauma of disappeared people in Latin America had a central role at Sunday's Academy Awards.
Walter Salles Played the Long Game With ‘I’m Still Here’
The Brazilian director, best known for his biopic of Che Guevara, returns with a real-life tale of endurance ...
Brazil's 'I'm Still Here' wins best international feature at the Oscars
The film is based on a true story set in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was living under a military dictatorship.
The harrowing history behind 'I'm Still Here'—the film that's captured the world's heart
The Oscar-winning film tells the true story of a former Brazilian lawmaker who was abducted under Latin America’s longest ...
‘I’m Still Here’ Director Credits Fernanda Torres, Real-Life Inspiration in Brazil’s First International Feature Win
Brazil has won its first Oscar for international feature for I’m Still Here, the story of a family broken apart amid a dictatorship. Notably, the feature edged out France’s Emilia Pérez, which took ...
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Meet Walter Salles: The Billionaire Director Behind Brazilian Best Picture Nominee 'I'm Still Here'
The Brazilian director has a long history with the Academy Awards and is the heir to a billion-dollar empire in Brazil.
The 'I'm Still Here' effect: How Oscar fever is gripping Brazil during Carnaval
Walter Salles' 'Im Still Here' won Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Brazilians roared at home and ...