The Secret Agent

Panorama

Archive - Festival 41

brilliant Brazilian drama of an academic on the run in the murderous 1970s

The Guardian
  • Archive - Festival 41
  • Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
  • Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands 2025
  • 158 minutes
  • Portuguese
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.

Winner of Best Actor, Best Director, and the International Critic’s Prize (Fipresci) at Cannes 2025, the new film from Kleber Mendonça Filho is a rousing and tense political thriller, delving into the power dynamics and social inequalities that shape and divide his country, Brazil.

Filmography: Bacurau (2019), Aquarius (2016), Neighboring Sounds (2012).


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  • Director Kleber Mendonça Filho
  • Production Kleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers Sc.: Kleber Mendonça Filho
  • Script Kleber Mendonça Filho
  • Cinematography Evgenia Alexandrova
  • Editing Matheus Farias, Eduardo Serrano
  • Music Mateus Alves, Tomaz Alves Souza
  • Festivals Cannes (Best Actor Award, Best Director Award, Fipresci Prize)
  • Actors Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone
  • Source New Cinema