THE SECRET AGENT
Genre
Crime, Drama and Fantasy
Running time
160 minutes
Year
2025
Language
Portuguese
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
Germany, France, Brazil and Netherlands
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Bio
Producer
Emilie Lesclaux
Cast
Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Candido, Gabriel Leone, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho
Scriptwriter
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Fasten your seatbelts: Brazil is in the throes of a military dictatorship and left-leaning academic Marcelo (Wagner Moura) is on the run and headed to Recife with his young son. Once there, he has to get his papers — and best the rogue’s gallery of characters and scenarios strewn in his path by director Kleber Mendonça Filho. Set in 1977, The Secret Agent is full of surprises, cycling between B movie set pieces, some pointed satire and duelling timelines and perspectives. It is a sharp political drama that delivers an entertaining and suspenseful ride, which won best actor and best director at Cannes this year for Moura and Filho respectively. It is also Brazil’s submission to the US Academy Awards.
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