From 19 February 2026
The Secret Agent
O agente secreto
Kleber Mendonça Filho / Brazil, Netherlands, Germany, France / 2025 / 158 min / Portuguese
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early forties, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realises that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting... Best Director and Best Actor in Cannes, as well as Two Golden Globes.
cast Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Hermila Guedes, Igor de Araújo, Ítalo Martins, Laura Lufési, Udo Kier, Isabél Zuaa,
IMDb
“Confident skill, combined with the richness of the narrative and the impressively fluid storytelling, renders the film riveting for all 158 minutes of its running time. One is tempted to call it a masterpiece.”
– Sight and Sound
“Visually and dramatically superb in every way.”
– The Guardian