Walter Salles on I'm Still Here, the hit Brazilian film that's packing out cinemas in Ireland

Walter Salles tells Esther McCarthy how he knew the Rio family at the heart of his Oscar-tipped movie 

I'm Still Here: Selton Mello, Fernanda Torres, Cora Mora and Guilherme Silveira.  

It’s the Brazilian film that’s also packing out cinemas in Ireland. Now the powerful drama I’m Still Here is emerging as a dark horse for this year’s Oscars where it has three nominations - including for its leading actress.

But for acclaimed filmmaker Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) the film’s making and release is already a victory.