Easily, the biggest surprise of Oscar nomination morning was the Brazilian docudrama, I’m Still Here, making it into the Best Picture 10 in addition to being nominated for International Feature. We recently got a chance to catch up with Walter Salles’ film about a family targeted by a military dictatorship in 1971 and knew that we absolutely needed to squeeze a review in before the Oscars this Sunday. We try to explain why Best Actress nominee Fernanda Torres is so acclaimed, debate the film’s thesis, and have an extended conversation about a dog named Pimpão.

Note that we recorded this episode before we recorded our recently released Final Oscar Predictions episode and, therefore, before we knew who had won the SAG Awards. But if you want to hear our Oscar thoughts just on I’m Still Here, listen through to the end of this episode.

We go into SPOILER MODE at the 17:35 minute mark. If you are still undecided as to whether or not you want to still be here for spoilers, you can listen safely until then.

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