Nominated for the Oscars’ Best International Film, the Brazilian drama I’m Still Here is currently playing in select US screens, and will then have a wider release on February 14. The latest film from Walter Salles features Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva- a woman grappling with the disappearance of her husband under Brazil’s dictatorship in the 1970s.
Based on a true story, Salles says that he’s “drawn to stories where the journey of the character and the journey of the country somehow mingle. So, specific, but the specific becomes the collective.”
Mohammad Rasoulof’s intense new thriller The Seed of the Sacred Fig depicts an Iranian family’s struggle after the father’s (Missagh Zareh) new position as a judge causes paranoia and distrust amongst political turmoil. It was filmed in secret and has created controversy in Iran- where most of the cast and crew have either fled the country or are not allowed to leave.
The film is currently playing in limited theaters through Neon, and is Germany’s entry for Best International Film at the Oscars this year.
Sumerian Pictures recently shared the trailer for Queen of the Ring, which is based on the story of the influential pro wrestler Mildred Burke. Writer-director Ash Avildsen, also known as the founder of Sumerian Records, describes the significance of this project: “storytelling has always been my greatest passion, and ‘Queen of the Ring’ represents a culmination of my journey both personally and professionally.”
Queen of the Ring stars Emily Bett Rickards, Josh Lucas, Francesca Eastwood, Walton Goggins, Gavin Casalegno, and Tyler Posey, and will hit US theaters on March 7.
Vermiglio– Italy’s selection for the Academy Awards and winner of the Silver Lion award at the Venice Film Festival– is currently in select US theaters, with additional screenings being added until early March.
Director-writer Maura Delpero‘s fourth feature is a tale set near the end of World War II about the effects of a deserting soldier’s (Giuseppe De Domenico) romance with a local woman (Martina Scrinzi) in a mountainous Italian village.
French comedy-drama Rose is rolling out screenings around the US until March. Starring Françoise Fabian, the debut feature film from singer-songwriter Aurélie Saada won the Piazza Grande award at Locarno Film Festival in 2021.
The film follows Rose, who at 78 years old, decides to live life to the fullest and redefine herself after her husband passes away, even though her children disapprove. Saada describes Rose as “the story of an intimate revolution, of someone who realizes as she’s turning 80 that she is not just a grandmother and a widow, but also a woman, and she has the right to enjoy being so and to feel desire until the end.”
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