zo 22 februari 2026
Film – Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Secret Agent — English subs
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.
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.
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.
- Land Brazil, The Netherlands, France
- Jaar 2025
- Duur 158 min
- Taal Portuguese, English subtitles
- Regie Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Acteurs Wagner Moura, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Cândido
