If you've spent any time in a dictatorship — I've had that happy experience — you understand why your high school teachers were always praising democracy. You quickly learn that authoritarian states ...

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 ...

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 ...

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From left: Gabriel Leone, filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido and Alice Carvalho at 'The Secret Agent' photocall Monday in Cannes Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images ...

The Oscar-nominated political thriller The Secret Agent is set to make its streaming debut on Hulu. Following major awards recognition, the film will soon be available to stream, expanding its reach ...

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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Don’t run from your past. Revolutionize it! Taking place in 1977 during Brazil’s military dictatorship, The Secret Agent follows Armando Solimoes (Wagner Moura), a technology ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Catching up on all of the Best Picture movies nominated for the 2026 Oscars just got a little easier, because the Brazilian political thriller, The Secret Agent, is now ...