You can almost smell the sweat in “The Secret Agent,” a stylish, slow burn thriller about radicals and mercenaries in 1977 Brazil. Filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho begins his film with the note that it ...
A casual disregard for human life contrasts with a colorful, hard-partyin’ atmosphere of 1977 Carnaval in Brazil in “The ...
Kleber Mendonça Filho breaks down his new film 'The Secret Agent,' Brazil's official selection for the 2026 Oscars.
A research scientist is on the run from hitmen in this thrilling film. Set in 1977 Brazil, The Secret Agent captures the ...
Wagner Moura takes cover in this knockout from the filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho that is largely set in 1977 during Brazil’s miliary dictatorship. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an ...
Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” opens with a curious warning. “Our story is set in the Brazil ...