'The Secret Agent' Review: This Captivating, Intense Historical Thriller Is One of This Year's Best Movies

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent, starring an incredible Wagner Moura, is strange, exciting, and captivating in equal measure.
IndieWire

‘The Secret Agent’ Teaser: Wagner Moura Steps Into a ‘Dangerous Situation’ in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Acclaimed Thriller

Neon acquired the Cannes winner for Best Actor and Best Director and is releasing it in theaters in November after a fall festival run. Wagner Moura‘s character in “The Secret Agent” is not a “violent ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Cannes: Mubi Buys Wagner Moura-Starring ‘The Secret Agent’ for U.K., India, Most of Latin America

The movie from writer and director Kleber Mendonça Filho premiered in the Cannes Film Festival competition lineup Sunday and has drawn rave reviews. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor The Secret ...
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‘The Secret Agent’ Review: Wagner Moura Makes a Stunning Return to Brazilian Cinema in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Masterful Period Political Thriller

A technology expert goes back to his hometown in 1977 to reunite with his young son and flee the country while hitmen hired by a corrupt federal official close in on him. By David Rooney Chief Film ...
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For Wagner Moura and His Director, Brazil’s Oscar Entry ‘The Secret Agent’ Wasn’t Supposed to Be Political — Until It Was

Cannes winners Kleber Mendonça Filho and star Wagner Moura dig into their '70s portrait of an ordinary man targeted by the Brazilian dictatorship. The film is resonating with Academy voters. The 2026 ...
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First Teaser for Brazilian Film 'The Secret Agent' with Wagner Moura

"I am under a death threat." Neon has revealed the first look teaser trailer for the acclaimed Brazilian film titled The Secret Agent, the latest from Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. This ...
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Mubi Acquires Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Cannes Competition Title ‘The Secret Agent’

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent, one of the more buzzy features to debut in Competition this year in Cannes, has been acquired by Mubi. The streamer has picked up the film for the UK, Ireland ...