Walter Salles 'I'm Still Here' opens in limited release at the indie film box office after a heady run since star Fernanda Torres won the Golden Globe for Best Actress.
Fernanda Torres sits in her New York City hotel room, her calm demeanor masking the whirlwind few weeks she's had. Fresh off her Golden Globe win for best actress (drama) for her searing performance in "I'm Still Here,
Brazil’s dark history as a military dictatorship with horrible human rights violations is exposed in the award-winning “I’m Still Here.”
Both Torres and Salles are in the mix for Oscar nominations for best actress and best international film this year.
It’s impossible not to be moved to tears by "I’m Still Here," an emotional powerhouse which finds its bruised heart in the understated, overwhelming performance by Torres, which represents acting at its finest, the kind of portrayal that awards were created to reward.
TheWrap Screening Series: "Everybody became very conscious that the film was not only about who we had been, but who we were and who we eventually wanted to be," Salles says The post Walter Salles and Fernanda Torres: ‘I’m Still Here’ Is Brazil’s Past and Future | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
"You can kill all the nepo babies in the world, and you won't solve the inequality problem," Torres, the daughter of Brazilian film legend Fernanda Montenegro, told IndieWire.
She made her Golden Globes debut in a black gown by Olivier Theyskens, accessorizing with Fernando Jorge jewelry.
Fernanda Torres won best drama movie actress at the 2025 Golden Globes over Pamela Anderson, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Tilda Swinton and Kate Winslet
Political resistance in movies often takes the form of protest, hunger strike or armed uprising. But in Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here,” it comes in the shape of a defiant smile.
It’s easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of that in “I’m Still Here.”
Torres is the daughter of actor Fernanda Montenegro, who was previously nominated in the same category in 1999 for Central Station. She was nominated for an Oscar for the same role, eventually losing to Gwyneth Paltrow. Montenegro was the first Brazilian female actor to be nominated, with her daughter now becoming the second.