The Secret Agent

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Original title: O Agente Secreto

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology specialist in his forties, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son, but amid the vibrant community who welcome him, he becomes entangled in an atmosphere of surveillance, paranoia, and danger. Through a narrative constructed as a puzzle of intrigue and information, The Secret Agent reveals how truth is concealed and collective memory reshaped under oppressive regimes.

  • Duration: 158’
  • Production year: 2025
  • Country: BR, DE, FR, NL
  • Language: PT

Upcoming sessions

Cannes Film Festival 2025 – Best Director, Best Actor (Wagner Moura), FIPRESCI Award, AFCAE Award

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2025 – Perlak Section

Zurich Film Festival 2025 – Golden Eye Award

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