“I’m Still Here,” a Sony Pictures Classics release in limited release Friday (expanding on Jan. 24), is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for “smoking, drug use, brief nudity, some strong ...

Fernanda Torres stars in Walter Salles’s drama about the disappearance of a dissident under the nation’s military ...

NEW YORK — In movies, political resistance 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.

The award-winning Brazilian film has been a major hit in its home country — and it’s easy to see why. By Alissa Wilkinson ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In movies, political resistance 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 ...

Both Torres and Salles are in the mix for Oscar nominations for best actress and best international film this year.

“I’m Still Here” is Brazil’s Oscar submission. To Torres, Eunice Paiva is a heroine of Greek dimensions: a Penelope for modern times who won’t let the spirit of her family die.

Instead of following familiar story beats, “I’m Still Here” unfolds with time, as Eunice refuses to allow the Paiva family’s grief to be the defining factor of their lives.