Ranging from all-time classics like Goldfinger to modern gems like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, these secret agents movies are ...

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 ...

Even the housecat is two-faced in The Secret Agent, a culmination of career-long fascinations for Brazilian writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho. Set in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife ...

The protagonist of “The Secret Agent” isn’t a secret agent; he only lives like one. The reason for his clandestine maneuvering is apparent from the film’s first scene, when he pulls into a gas station ...

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 ...

“The Secret Agent” arrives at a strong moment for Brazilian cinema following the success of “I’m Still Here,” which won this ...

Wagner Moura takes cover in this knockout from the filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho that is largely set in 1977 during Brazil’s military dictatorship. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for ...