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The Secret Agent and the Leg in the Shark

Kleber Mendonça Filho's Recife thriller left the Academy Awards with nothing from four nominations. Its subject was never the chase. It was who gets to keep the record of a city.

Lena Ashworth·8 Sep·6 min

A 1970s Rio de Janeiro living room seen through a doorway, a family photograph propped beside an empty chair.

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I'm Still Here and the Political Film Brazil Needed Built

Walter Salles's adaptation of Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir won Brazil its first Best International Feature Oscar in March 2025. The win matters. The film matters more.

Marcus Vell·8 May·8 min