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"The Secret Agent": Kleber Mendona Filho on Oscar-Nominated Drama Set During Brazil's Dictatorship
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 Brazil in 1977, during the final years of the military dictatorship. We speak with the film’s director and screenwriter, Kleber Mendonça Filho.