The Secret Agent
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Coming soon • From Fri 20 Feb
Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho painstakingly recreates the Recife of the 70s dictatorship years in this sprawling, colourful spy thriller like no other. Winner of Best Director and Best Actor at Cannes.
Drama • Riveting • Political
Part of Winter Film Forum
Master filmmaker Kleber Mendonca Filho (Neighbouring Sounds, Aquarius, Bacurau) teams up with a superb Wagner Moura (Narcos, Civil War) for this rich, arresting, novelistic political thriller that has been hailed by critics as a fascinatingly unpredictable, shape-shifting epic.
Steeped in history, The Secret Agent also feels remarkably contemporary, paying tribute to the genre blockbusters of Filho’s youth while depicting a world of everyday corruption, threat and political turmoil that speaks to the present moment.
Details
Original language title
O Agente Secreto
Duration
2hrs 41mins
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Distributor
MUBI
Featuring
Wagner Moura • Maria Fernanda Cândido • Udo Kier
Year
2025
Country of origin
Brazil • France • Netherlands • Germany
Language
Portuguese with English subtitles
Strobe lighting
No
Content guidance
Violence • Bereavement/death • LGBTQIA+ discrimination
Showtimes & tickets available soon