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The Monocle Weekly

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  • Kléber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura from ‘The Secret Agent’

    Kléber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura from ‘The Secret Agent’
    Feb 4 2026

    We speak with the team behind Brazilian political-crime thriller ‘The Secret Agent’ – director Kléber Mendonça Filho and leading star Wagner Moura. The film is nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Moura.

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    11 mins
  • Kaouther Ben Hania, the director of ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’

    Kaouther Ben Hania, the director of ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’
    Jan 19 2026

    We speak to acclaimed director Kaouther Ben Hania about her powerful 2025 docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab – a film that tells the story of the Israeli killing of a six-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped in a car under fire in Gaza.

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    12 mins
  • Disco Bambino and the enduring appeal of Italian disco

    Disco Bambino and the enduring appeal of Italian disco
    Jan 15 2026

    We speak with producer and scholar Beppe Savoni, the founder of Disco Bambino, a project celebrating Italian disco. The genre is back in full force thanks to the likes of Savoni – we look at why 2026 will continue that trend.

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    24 mins
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