Brazilians are celebrating the nomination of “The Secret Agent” for four Oscar categories, highlighting the rise of Brazilian cinema.

If you’ve seen Wagner Moura show up in the likes of ‘Narcos,’ last year’s terrifying look at an riven America, ‘Civil War’ or any number of projects where he steals scenes in supporting roles, ‘The ...

American audiences can get a taste of Brazilian history this holiday weekend with the upcoming U.S. release of The Secret Agent, a new historical political thriller that will be Brazil entry into the ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — “The Secret Agent,” a Brazilian feature shortlisted for the Oscars, is all about ordinary people. It follows an unassuming scientist and widowed father who becomes a target of ...

Director Norbert Lechner discusses the inspirations for the movie, which next screens at Tallinn, the role of 'Back to the Future,' and how the ghosts of the Nazi past reared their heads at a recent ...

The star of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s 1970s-set thriller warns that Trump's attacks on artists, journalists and democracy echo Brazil’s dictatorship. “Americans take democracy for granted. Brazilians ...

Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” opens with a curious warning. “Our story is set in the Brazil of 1977,” white text reads as a yellow Volkswagen Beetle pulls into a gas ...

Editor's Note: This conversation has been edited and condensed for publication. I've been following your work for a few years, but for it to be for this film, from your home country of Brazil, and the ...

Cannes winners Kleber Mendonça Filho and star Wagner Moura dig into their '70s portrait of an ordinary man targeted by the Brazilian dictatorship. The film is resonating with Academy voters. The 2026 ...