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Brazil's 'I'm Still Here' Surges Toward Oscar Glory

1/21/2025

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Brazil's gripping film "I'm Still Here," directed by Walter Salles, has taken the spotlight, outshining Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist" with an impressive $25,000 average per theater this weekend. This poignant drama, centered on a woman's quest for her missing husband during Brazil's dictatorship, has already earned over $150,000 and is set to expand to over 500 locations, eyeing Oscar glory.

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Brazil's gripping film "I'm Still Here," directed by Walter Salles, has taken the spotlight, outshining Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist" with an impressive $25,000 average per theater this weekend. This poignant drama, centered on a woman's quest for her missing husband during Brazil's dictatorship, has already earned over $150,000 and is set to expand to over 500 locations, eyeing Oscar glory.