Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho joins us to discuss his Oscar-nominated film, The Secret Agent, and the history that inspired it. The film is set in the northern Brazilian city of Recife in ...

The Secret Agent is one of the most celebrated international films of the year. It has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. The film stars Wagner Moura and is set in ...

Global success stories like 'The Secret Agent' and 'I'm Still Here' have reawakened a vibrant cinematic culture that goes back decades, but has been decimated by political shifts. Now its power ...

The Secret Agent is not based on a true story, in the sense that Wagner Moura’s character, Armando Solimões—and indeed most of the characters in the movie—are not based on a real people.