For Wagner Moura and His Director, Brazil’s Oscar Entry ‘The Secret Agent’ Wasn’t Supposed to Be Political — Until It Was

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Cannes winners Kleber Mendonça Filho and star Wagner Maura dig into their '70s portrait of an ordinary man targeted by the Brazilian dictatorship. The film is resonating with Academy voters. The 2026 Oscar race is starting to resemble last year’s in one sense: The Cannes movies are doing well. They boast the prestige of either a competition berth or, better still, a prize, as Palme d’Or and eventual Best Picture Oscar-winner “Anora” did last year. It’s still early days, but some fall festival