Women’s Voices, From ‘I’m Still Here’ to ‘Hard Truths,’ to Take the Stage at Beijing Film Festival

Fernanda Torres in 'I'm Still Here.'

The Beijing International Film Festival has developed a reputation for putting a spotlight on female voices in cinema.

Its 15th edition, running April 18-26, is continuing that trend with its sixth annual “Women’s Voice” section, featuring the likes of Walter Salles’ Oscar winner I’m Still Here, the political autobiographical drama starring Fernanda Torres as a Brazilian woman whose dissident husband disappears, and Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths, his depression comedy-drama…