THE SECRET AGENT

Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands, 2025, 158 min, Portugese, with Lithuanian subtitles

Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho

Screenwriter: Kleber Mendonça Filho

Cast: Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone

Producer: Emilie Lesclaux

DOP: Evgenia Alexandrova

Editing: Matheus Farias, Eduardo Serrano

Composers: Mateus Alves, Tomaz Alves Souza

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.

Kleber Mendonça Filho was awarded as the Best director and Wagner Moure as the Best actor in Cannes film festival 2025.