Відео

I truly agree with your comments and with your criticism. I think they choose not to dive into much of this political context is that Brazilians in general know this chapter of our history well… and another point is that our country is so political divided that we even had supporters to military intervention not long ago (like 1y or so - maybe less) ~ which sounds completely absurd when you are aware of the history and you know what it may drive us to. But again, great video. I’m glad you were able to see a bit of our history and art!

Far left, u dumb? It was the far RIGHT dictatorship with support of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, who not only supported it financially but also trained all military with methods of torture and murder/disappearances!!!! If u want to know more about what the USA did not only to Brazil but all central and South America country read about Operation Condor and its blood shed. Stupid!

This is based off a book. Written by the young son. It’s his point of view.

You should watch these pictures by Walter Salles: 1) Terra Estrangeira (Foreign Land) 1995 2) Central do Brasil (Central Station) 1998

If you wanna learn more about Waltes Salles as movies director , you may (should) also watch "the motocycle diaries" (2004) and "central station" (1998), other two films that Walter Salles had directed... The 2nd is the one, in whitch Fernanda Torres mother was nomenated for best actress. 😉

2014 was the year the brazilian government finally took some sort of accountability by investigating all claims of human rights violations of the dictatorship in an effort called the Truth Comission. It was this very Comission that unveilled what happened to Rubens Paiva. So really the time jump is no coincidence, I'm Still Here probably wouldn't exist if it weren't for that

Here in Latin America, we have the impression that the people of the United States do not even know what is happening inside their own country. They are manipulated by the mainstream media, just as it happens here. The coup and military dictatorship shown in these films was a project of the United States in the 1960s and 1970s throughout Latin America. Democratically elected governments were overthrown with the help of traitors from the mainstream media and the military forces. The people were manipulated and frightened by the "communist threat", as they do to this day. The military dictatorships supported by the United States tortured, killed and consumed the bodies of patriots who did not accept dictatorships aligned with the United States that promoted the end of democracy in Latin America. Here in Brazil, where I live, we had a military coup sponsored by the United States in 1964 and in 2016 we had another coup, but this time in a different style. The United States is using another way to carry out coups: “color revolutions,” where they use the mainstream media to manipulate the people and turn them against the government. In 1964, the coup was carried out to defend the interests of multinationals that used all of our resources and then sent the profits abroad, without investing anything here. In 1916, the coup was carried out to continue the process of privatizing our companies and thus handing them over to international capital. Coups in Ukraine in 2014, attempted coups in Venezuela and Turkey, in Syria, Kazakhstan, Ecuador... And they continue.

I just loved the movie. Torres' performance is unique! What an experience!

You know, my neighbor is a illegal immigrant, and he was taken by the government, obviously it's not the same, I think, but I thought that in the film it was a similar feeling for those people.

The historical context envolves USA with condor operation who finances far right dictartorship in latin america during cold War. Brazil for exemple had never a communist cell, but any progressist or sindical reunion had seen like a "menace". 21 years. A lot of military corrupction, a lot of torture, a lot of deaths

Fernanda Torres deserves a Oscar!!!!!

‘I’M STILL HERE’ 👏👏👏

You must watch "Central Station " that got 2 nominations at the 1999 Oscars. Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres' Mother was nominated for best actress and Gwyneth Paltrow won for Shakespeare in Love. And Central Station was nominated for Best Foreign film but La Vita é Bella won. We derserve to have our History, culture recognized BT the whole World. Our actors, our cinema, our literature, our music. Everything is so rich that the World deserve to acnowledge Brazil.

You should see City of God as well. Masterpiece.

Fernanda Torres vestiu o personagem da Eunice Paiva com maestria, sem exageros e apelações. A historia real por si já é cruel e covarde. O Filme é maravilhoso e importante. Temos muito orgulho do filme e da interpretacao da Fernanda Torres....incrivelmente incrível!!!!

❤❤❤

Fernandinha e Selton são paixão nacional 🇧🇷❤

Grata por difundir a nossa história ❤

Oh so just so you all know the reason the dictatorship happened after the country elected a left leaning party, the USA sponsored a coup to take over control and prevent the Capitalism from losing ground in the american continent. So yeah. Capitalism did us this amazing favor.

brazilian here, about your second criticism... that's kinda the point, the government at the time didn't give reasons or anything,that made people lost and scared, wich Walter Salles did really well showing it, the lack of information and context about the disappearance made it even more real

i don’t see lack of historical context in the movie, honestly. it’s not hard to feel the military oppression from the very start; the television news bring up the freedom fighters/domestic terrorists kidnapping foreign diplomats in exchange for political prisoners. i’d say even for an usamerican viewer, it shouldn’t be hard to grasp how things go with the “communist” accusations in the 70s, right? i’m sure many details may fly over foreigners’ but the brunt of it felt quite understandable to me through context clues

Walter Sales dirigiu Terra Estrangeira, Diário de um Motociclista, Abril Despedaçado, Central do Brasil, etc..

Hi, Brazilian here. Your video is proof that this movie fulfilled its purpose, because it is more than the political context of Brazil in the 1970s. It is about a family, that could be any family, struck by political violence. This movie came at the right time and the Oscars need this movie!

Walter Salles is a highly renowned director here in Brazil, incredibly talented and knowledgeable on international cinema and the history of cinema. I would highly recommend you to check out more of his work (Central Station is a must!). I understand what you're feeling about not understanding the military dictatorship, it's truly a vast topic that had incredibly deep implications in almost everything, especially art like music (check out Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso which were named in the movie) and cinema (check out the documentary Twenty Years Later - Eduardo Coutinho and The Day That Lasted 21 Years - Camilo Tavares if you want a more "wikipedia" take of events). Not being brazilian and getting all the small contexts and historical references is tough, I felt the same way about Parasite and loved that movie and it bridged a lot of gaps of my understanding of South Korean culture, anyways we're always learning! all the best loved to hear your thoughts :)

Fernanda Torres said on a interview some years ago that the Oscar is the party of injustice, but now she is trying to get it. I am brazilian, but I thought curious how these artists are to controversial. That vídeo is here on UA-cam, but in portuguese.

Where can we watch this movie ?!?

The fragility of freedom is so fragile, that we could be seeing it start to disappear for us in the USA. That was one thing that struck me while watching the film. Eunice has a moment where she comments about due process and how could this be happening. I think the red alert for those in the USA - is that this could easily happen here now. The constitution only matters if the higher ups want to respect it. Your civil rights only matter, if those in power yield to them. It's clear as day that the orange fascist is willing to do anything. The sequel to this film could be made on events coming up very soon, and that is the part that stuck with me most as I left the cinema - emotionally devastated from this beautiful film. I thought for a minute that the kids had to be a real family because that's how authentic and real their portrayals were on screen. Some of the best acting all around in a film I've seen in a very long time. May Oscar voters give this Best Non-English Language picture. It is far far far superior from the flawed Emilia Perez - but that is a different matter entirely.

hey, you need see city of god, central station

incredible performance by fernanda torres in i'm still here

About the lack of historical context: this movie was not made to be watched by Americans. The Oscar run was a blip on the radar for this movie: it was made-just as the book it is based on-for a Brazilian audience, who already knows the context. That said, the way in which the ins and outs of the military dictatorship are left unspoken adds-in my opinion-to the kafkaesque nature of the situation: we are kept in the dark much as the detainees were kept.

Walter Salles was not the director, but the producer of one of the best Brazilian movies ever: CITY OF GOD at Rotten Tomatoes 91% tomatometer 97% popcornmeter

Well done, enjoyed your review. If you want to know a little more about the work of Walter Sales, Fernanda Torres and her Mom, the great Fernanda Montenegro, I would recommend “Central Station”, “Foreign Land”, and “The House of Sand”.

I'm still here is so touching and full of depth. Fernanda Torres is sublime in it. I hope it gets Oscar recognition. It deserves it.

You should do your homework before saying some things

Here's the historical context you need: The 1964 coup d'état that destroyed Brazil's free democracy and installed a gruesome military dictatorship was, in fact, US-backed. The entire dictatorship period was supported by the USA. US diplomacy constantly informed the USA government about the mass killings of civilians, and the US government did nothing about it. Why? Well, the USA was (and is) never interested in the lives of people from other countries. The USA is only interested in keeping it's dominance to exploit other nations.

The way the story of this movie is told is very skewed by the very selective memory of the Leftists of the time. While they claim they were defending democracy, many of them were being financed and trained in militias by the Soviets and Castro (very well-known for being paladins of liberty and democracy, right?). As a matter of fact, many of the politicians of the time had to be exiled for that very fact, being sympathizers of communism and all that, like a very important politician called Leonel Brizola, who got funds from Castro himself to train militias in Brazil and overthrow the government (to install a “democracy”, of course).

I’m Still Here is amazing!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷 Fernanda torres amazing 🇧🇷🇧🇷

Central Station is a must see. Great review

Thank you! 🇧🇷✨

i think the context of the time jumps and the way they were made in the movie convey the feeling that the families going through this kind of tragedy must’ve felt - why did it take so long? the military had so much power in politics (and still do) that some decisions concerning the military dictatorship took way too long to be made. also, it wasn’t just far left groups that were targeted by the military. any “strange gathering” or “suspicious activity” by a group of people that looked a little more different could easily have been stopped violently like the car Vera was in.

Eu acho que posso chutar porque o diretor não se importou em dizer porque Rubens Paiva foi preso. Porque a prisão é feita de forma totalmente ilegal, onde não existia mais um estado democrático de direito. Ninguém tinha direitos fundamentais, nesse caso é impossível falar sobre culpabilidade. Se não existe um judiciário independente, uma polícia independente onde provas serão utilizadas pra mandados, onde acusações serão formuladas com o indivíduo tendo o direito de se defender, levando em consideração uma cadeia de custódia e o devido processo legal, não existe motivo. Ele não foi preso pelo Estado por qualquer coisa que tenha feito, ele foi sequestrado porque o Estado, ou alguém que fazia parte dele, queria, ponto final. Podem existir apontamentos sobre como ele entrou na mira do governo, mas em um Estado de exceção as pessoas podem ser presas simplesmente porque alguém quer, ou porque alguém disse que a pessoa em questão é contra o regime de alguma forma. Ou seja, qualquer consideração de motivos nessa história é perda de tempo e vazia de significado.

I think Sales didnt give more historic context is deliberity. Here in Brazil many rignt wing expectators liked and sometimes even cried while watchijg this movie. (Sorry, my english... )

The dictatorship in Brazil was sponsored by the United States so , Americans should have context about it if the schools taught them that the Americans are not “Heroes” or “The Police of the world”, that they actually more like villains in most countries in Latin America

It should been nominated for best ensemble in SAG

At first, I love your review. The story is set against the backdrop of the military dictatorship. During this period, anyone who took any action against the regime was subject to death, imprisonment, torture, and exile. That’s it! For those who have never lived in a country outside a democratic regime, it may be a bit incomprehensible. The director managed to tell this story in a sensitive way, portraying a family brutally affected by the most cruel aspect of an authoritarian regime-making a loved one disappear without even the right to bury their body. And he did it beautifully.

Great review!!!

Your reviews provide a sensitive perspective of the movies you watch, simply going beyond the surface. Art should indeed strip away stereotypes, revealing viewpoints that may be unexpected yet intriguing and thought-provoking. This was brief, but great review of the film!

So, another person made a very good video that brings a lot of context, not only about Brazil, but the entire Latin America. Bonus: in English ua-cam.com/video/9wZ9HmjGJKU/v-deo.html

There were no justifications, it was a dictatorship, a dictatorship that happened because of the United States. Whatever Rubens had done wouldn’t matter, it’s about the weight of his absence and the unjustified violence of the state.

It's a drama story, ultra-realistic, the film's politics are subliminal, we Brazilians understand every detail of this film, for you foreigners it would be necessary to interact more in our context to understand the subtle political messages that are present throughout the film. The film is based on what is most sacred to all of us, family. And it tells an intimate story, of a past that is not dystopian, but recent, and that still haunts the world. In the end, the film is not only a warning, but also a powerful weapon, as it teaches us that humanity and resilience are the best weapons against fascism. Masterpiece!