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The Secret Agent [ENG SUBS]

Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sun 22 Mar 18:50

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert and widower, is on the run. As the military dictatorship imposes increasingly cruel measures on the population, he arrives in Recife, where he hopes to reunite with his young son. There, during carnival week, he finds shelter with a group of like-minded people and assumes a false identity. But Marcelo's situation is more precarious than he realizes: he soon realizes that the city is far from the peaceful refuge he is looking for.

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The Secret Agent is a sultry political thriller from director Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau, Aquarius), who brings a tumultuous period in Brazilian history to life with his latest work. Through various storylines, he shows a country entangled in violence, corruption, and vendettas, a turbulent 1970s carefully constructed from his own memories, family histories, and archival material.

With a mix of styles—suspense, humor, and even a touch of horror—The Secret Agent is not only a compelling cinematic experience, but also a historical document in which the acclaimed Mendonça Filho offers a sharp analysis of Brazil's past and present. The international film community also knows that The Secret Agent gets under your skin: it became the most awarded film at Cannes (Best Director, Best Actor), ended up on many ‘best of’ lists and is still competing in various Oscar categories, partly thanks to the phenomenal acting of lead actor Wagner Moura.

The Secret Agent [ENG SUBS]
Direction
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cast
Wagner Moura, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Cândido
Duration
158 min
RELEASE
Thu 12 Feb
Year
2025
Country
Brazil, Netherlands, France
Language
Portuguese
Subtitles
Dutch

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