Brazilian movie "I'm Still Here", set against the backdrop of the military dictatorship and recounting the true story of a mother of five whose husband disappears, made history on Sunday by earning Brazil its first Oscar in a major category.

I’m Still Here,” a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, gave Brazil's first Oscars win on Sunday in the best international film category.

I'm Still Here,' Walter Salles' drama film starring Fernanda Torres, has won Best International Feature Film at the Oscars

Walter Salles' 'I'm Still Here' triumphed at the Oscars, snagging Brazil's first Best International Feature Film award. The movie chronicles Eunice Paiva's relentless pursuit of justice under a military regime.

“I’m Still Here” won in a category that included France’s entry, the Spanish-language musical “Emilia Pérez,” which was once an Oscars front-runner; the Danish social drama “The Girl With the Needle”; the wordless Latvian animated film “Flow”; and “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” a film shot in secret in Iran and submitted by Germany.

"I'm Still Here" has won the Oscar for best international feature, the first Brazilian movie to win the category.

The award for best international film went to “I’m Still Here.” The film is based on a memoir by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, who wrote about the real-life experiences of his mother, Eunice Paiva, after his father was killed during the Brazilian military dictatorship in the 1970s.