On the way to the Oscars! The Secret Agent with Wagner Moura hits theaters

THE SECRET AGENT. Em 1977during the Military Dictatorship, a professor specializing in technology moves from São Paulo to Recife with the aim of leaving his violent past behind. The capital of Pernambuco is in Carnival week and, in the midst of the revelry, the man realizes that he ended up attracting all the chaos he was fleeing. Commanded by Kleber Mendonça Filhoof The Sound Around (2012) e Bacurau (2019), the feature film selected to represent Brazil in the Oscar marks the return of Wagner Moura to national cinema after more than a decade. The duo won awards for best director and actor in Cannesan extremely rare feat, in addition to having been shown at the main festivals around the world. Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel LeoneAlice Carvalho and Tania Maria complete the cast. Opens in theaters on Thursday. (6).

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MILTON GONÇALVES, BEYOND THE SHOW. Few names in Brazilian audiovisual have a resume as important as that of Milton Gonçalves. The artist starred in classics such as Macunaíma (1969) e Spider-Woman’s Kiss (1985), in addition to having participated in historical serials, acting in Roque Santeiro (1985) and directing Slave Isaura (1976). With more than eighty television work, seventy works in cinemas and thirty theater productions, broke barriers imposed on black artists across the country and established itself as one of the greatest references of our art. O documentary narrates the beautiful trajectory from the lens of the carioca Luiz Antonio Pilardirector of Sinhá Moça (2006) e Candeia (2018). Opens in theaters on Thursday. (6).

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PREDATOR: WILDLANDS. The launch of Preyin 2022, gave impetus to the saga of killer alien by transporting the story to the 18th century. With direction from Then Trachtenberg and script Patrick Aisonresponsible for the previous production, the new chapter travels to the future, on a distant and dangerous planet, where the young predator Dek (Dimitrius Koloamatangi), excluded from his clan, seeks to defeat a threatening opponent. To survive, he forms an unusual partnership with Thia (Elle Fanning), cyborg from the company Weyland-Yutani, presented in the franchise Alien. The director of this feature is Noah Hawley, creator of the series Alien: Earthhave already shown enthusiasm about the possibility of bringing the monsters together on the big screen. Opens in theaters on Thursday. (6).

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