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Coming up, John Powers reviews the new Brazilian film, The Secret Agent.

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The new Brazilian film, The Secret Agent, is set during that country's dictatorship, which ran from 1964 to 1985.

It stars Wagner Mora as an honorable scientist who becomes a target of powerful forces.

The movie, which was directed by Cleber Mendonça Filho, won two big prizes at Cannes and is Brazil's submission for this year's Academy Awards.

Our critic-at-large, John Powers, says it's even better than I'm Still Here, the Brazilian movie that won an Oscar earlier this year.

John Powers reviewed the new movie The Secret Agent, now playing in New York and L.A.

It's scheduled to roll out soon nationwide.

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