The opening credits to director Kleber Mendonça Filho's "The Secret Agent" set the scene as Brazil, 1977, and then add, "a period of great mischief." And that might be an appropriate capsule ...

Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” opens with a curious warning. “Our story is set in the Brazil ...

The Brazilian helmer’s dazzling period drama reveals a surprising underground support network operating during the country’s dictatorship, when human lives were deemed expendable. The 56-year-old ...