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The Secret Agent
Set against the volatile backdrop of 1970s Brazil under military dictatorship, this gripping political thriller follows a widowed schoolteacher drawn into the dangerous world of covert resistance. As surveillance tightens and trust erodes, he must navigate secrecy, betrayal and moral courage in a society where silence can be deadly.
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau)
Actors
Wagner Moura • Maria Fernanda Cândido • Gabriel Leone • Hermila Guedes • Udo Kier
2h 40m • Rated R16 • Thriller, Drama, Political • Brazil • In Portuguese with Eng subs
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What makes the film so compelling is its command of mood and detail. Kleber Mendonça Filho brings a meticulous eye to period texture, grounding the story in lived-in spaces and uneasy silences. Wagner Moura delivers a powerful, restrained performance that anchors the film’s emotional weight, drawing viewers deep into its moral complexity. Intense, thoughtful and richly textured, The Secret Agent rewards attentive audiences with a cinema experience that is both gripping and profoundly resonant.
Film Notes
A tense, immersive descent into secrecy, resistance and moral reckoning.
The Secret Agent unfolds as a slow-burning political thriller rooted in atmosphere and character rather than spectacle. Set during Brazil’s authoritarian era, the film traces how an ordinary man becomes entangled in clandestine operations, where every conversation carries risk and every decision leaves a mark. The narrative builds patiently, allowing fear, paranoia and quiet acts of defiance to accumulate as daily life and political danger collide.