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The Secret Agent

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Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realizes that the city is far from being the non violent refuge he seeks.

Critics Reviews

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Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) Like carnival itself, The Secret Agent sucks you in and buffets you along, with every swing and sway making it harder not to submit. Rated: 4/5 Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Tomris Laffly Elle You won’t see a better political thriller this year than Filho’s ultra-chic genre entry, loosely in the spirit of a Costa-Gavras picture. Jun 10, 2025 Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker It’s a maximalist affair, with a story that’s in no hurry to reveal its destination; it twists, bends, and folds in on itself, to ever more fascinating effect. Jun 2, 2025 Full Review Stephen A. Russell Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Drawing on everything from Ray Harryhausen-style stop-motion monster movies to mobster epics by way of political thrillers, its glowing core is a Tales of the City-like found family. Jun 18, 2025 Full Review Doug Jamieson The Jam Report An act of remembering and resisting, a memory piece disguised as a manhunt, and one of the finest films of the year. Rated: 4.5/5 Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Gisela Savdie El Heraldo The film explores with nostalgia and satire those difficult years when the political climate was suffocating and corruption permeated even the most intimate corners of everyday life. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 12, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Kleber Mendonça Filho

Director

Wagner Moura

Marcelo

Udo Kier

Hans

Gabriel Leone

Bobbi

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Elza

Hermila Guedes

Claudia
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Movie Info

Synopsis Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realizes that the city is far from being the non violent refuge he seeks.
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Producer
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers
Screenwriter
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Production Co
CinemaScópio Produções, Arte France Cinema, Black Rabbit Media, MK2 Films, Vitrine Filmes
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, History
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime
2h 40m