The actor Wagner Moura and writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho explain how the Brazilian thriller mirrors their experiences of political corruption and why they are compelled to speak out
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4 months ago
Why a T-shirt hiding in a hit movie is trending with Brazilian progressives: ‘Almost every day they sell out’ ○
Even Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has received one, after Wagner Moura wore it in The Secret Agent
It is glimpsed in just a few scenes in The Secret Agent, the Brazilian film nomina…
Timothee Chalamet, 30, ties with Hollywood legend Marlon Brando for Oscar record after achieving rare nominations feat ⊕
The star will now be facing off against Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan, and Wagner Moura for the Best Actor award.
6 months ago
Wagner Moura to lead Ibsen update in unique festival collaboration ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Brazilian actor will star in The Trial: Enemy of the People, which examines modern political and environmental conflicts
The award-winning Brazilian actor Wagner Moura is to star in a new play being s…
12 months ago
The Secret Agent review – brilliant Brazilian drama of an academic on the run in the murderous 1970s ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Cannes film festival
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s study of a man attempting to escape corrupt politics is a tremendous, novelistic study of corruption in high and low places
Director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s…
14 months ago
Dope Thief review – this crime caper’s hilarious moments are like Brooklyn Nine-Nine meets Breaking Bad ○
Apple TV+’s mesmerising, funny tale of low-level criminals stealing drugs while posing as DEA agents is fast, furious – and stars Brian Tyree Henry on heartbreakingly wonderful form
Contrary to popula…
15 months ago
Dope Thief: Brian Tyree Henry is so incredible he could invest a Philly cheesesteak with complex emotion ○
The Atlanta actor is the main reason to carry on watching this predictable, shootout-packed crime drama. Anyone who’s watched true-crime shows would be a better gangster than these knuckleheads
It tak…
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