Brazilian Film 'I'm Still Here' Wins Best International Feature Oscar
Germany's submission, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig Tree,' by Mohammad Rasoulof, loses to Walter Salles' poignant drama on Brazil's military dictatorship.
- 'I'm Still Here' (original title: 'Para Sempre Aqui'), directed by Walter Salles, won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film.
- The German entry, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig Tree,' directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, was a political thriller centered on the 2022 Iranian protests following Jina Mahsa Amini's death.
- Rasoulof, who fled Iran after facing legal threats, now resides in Hamburg and filmed his project primarily in Germany.
- Salles' winning film depicts a family's struggles during Brazil's 1970s military dictatorship, focusing on a mother's fight after her husband's unexplained disappearance.
- Both films highlighted significant historical and political themes, with Salles' work based on true events.
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