Review 780: The Secret Agent

In 1977 Brazil, roughly at the midpoint of a 21-year military dictatorship 

The Secret Agent (much like I'm Still Here from last year) is a film about a country under a dictatorship.

Entirely apart from the ethical issues it raises, I'm Still Here works better as a  while The Secret Agent works better as a character piece and 

touching on themes of resistance 

Wagner Moura (fresh off of Civil War) delivers a  performance  In the films opening, he arrives in Recife in a   We don't know why he has come to Recife and we won't find out for

With a runtime of 161 minutes. The Secret Agent certainly drags in spots