About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'I'm Still Here', which portrays the true story of Rubens Paiva's enforced disappearance during Brazil's military dictatorship.

I’m Still Here (dir. Walter Salles, 2024) is based on the true story of the enforced disappearance and murder of former congressman Rubens Paiva by the military dictatorship in Brazil. The film opens in Rio de Janeiro in 1970, where Rubens lives with his wife, Eunice, and their five children. Their lives are forever altered when the military government arrests and disappears Rubens. The film describes Eunice’s attempt to find out what happened to Rubens and to rebuild her life and raise her f...

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Hafetz

Guest: Isabela Amaral

Topics covered

• enforced disappearance
• military dictatorship
• true story
• family
• resilience

Keywords

• I'm Still Here
• Rubens Paiva
• Walter Salles
• Brazil
• military dictatorship
• enforced disappearance
• Eunice
• 1970
• true story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Walter Salles

Places: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

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