Still from The Secret Agent — The Secret Agent (2025) — Kleber Mendonça FilhoPhotographed by Evgenia Alexandrova

Kleber Mendonça Filho

The Secret Agent

Name: The Secret Agent
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2025
Duration: 161 min

O Agente Secreto

Brazil / Portuguese / 2025 / 2h 41m

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Crime Drama Thriller

Criterion Collection: Spine №1325
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Synopsis

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

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DirectorKleber Mendonça Filho

WriterKleber Mendonça Filho

CinematographerEvgenia Alexandrova

ComposerMateus Alves, Tomaz Alves de Souza

EditorEduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias

ProducerKleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux,

Cast

Wagner Mouraas Marcelo Alves / Armando Solimões / Fernando Solimões

Alice Carvalhoas Fátima

Gabriel Leoneas Bobbi

Isabél Zuaaas Tereza Victória

Maria Fernanda Cândidoas Elza

Udo Kieras Hans

Robson Andradeas Clóvis

Rubens Santosas Natalício

Licínio Januárioas Antônio

Joálisson Cunhaas Frentista

Marcelo Valleas João Carpinteiro

Fabiana Pirroas Dra. Inês

Hermila Guedesas Cláudia

Márcio De Paulaas Sargento

Gregorio Graziosias Salvatore

Buda Liraas Anísio

Suzy Lopesas Carmen

Erivaldo Oliveiraas Severino

Fafá Dantasas Das Dores

Geane Albuquerqueas Elisângela

The Secret Agent

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