Over 30 minutes of Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here” before its inciting incident, a 1971 apprehension of ex-congressman Rubens Paiva from his home by Brazil’s military dictatorship occurs.
Any time before then is not entirely a waste, given Salles has a keen eye for how humanity finds the means to thrive amidst oppression.
The film’s opening shot sets up this coexistence neatly as Fernanda Torres’ Eunice Paiva floats off the beach, and a helicopter disrupts her relaxing moment as it whirrs by.
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