A nonetheless from ‘The Secret Agent’
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The first trailer for The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s newest function, has been launched following its award-winning debut at this yr’s Cannes Film Festival. The Brazilian political thriller, led by Wagner Moura, took house Best Director and Best Actor for Moura, together with the Art House Cinema Award and the FIPRESCI Prize.
The movie is ready in Brazil in 1977 and follows Marcelo (Moura), a expertise professional in his early 40s who’s on the run. Hoping to seek out security and reunite with his son, Marcelo arrives in Recife throughout carnival week. What he discovers as a substitute is a metropolis gripped by stress and violence, removed from the refuge he was searching for.
Scored with an Ennio Morricone observe from Salvatore Samperi’s 1968 drama Come Play With Me, the footage suggests a tense, elliptical portrait of paranoia, hazard and fractured household ties somewhat than a standard thriller.
Mendonça Filho, thought to be certainly one of Brazil’s main up to date filmmakers, is thought for work that blends politics, historical past and style. His earlier movies embrace the internationally acclaimed Bacurau (co-directed with Juliano Dornelles) and the documentary Pictures of Ghosts, which explored the historical past of film theaters in his hometown.
Following its Cannes success, The Secret Agent is slated to display at main fall festivals, together with the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. With robust important momentum, it’s broadly anticipated to be Brazil’s submission for the Best International Feature class on the upcoming Academy Awards.
Neon will launch The Secret Agent in U.S. theaters on Nov. 26.
Published – August 31, 2025 01:13 pm IST
