The Secret Agent
Monday 4 May 2026
- Duration: 161 mins
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
| Monday 4 May
7pm |
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Brazil 1977. Former university professor Marcelo is on the run from the country’s harsh military dictatorship. He returns to his hometown of Recife, where he hopes to reunite with his young son. A resistance group accommodates him in a safe house and sets him up with job in a government office responsible for issuing ID cards. But danger is never far away...
Featuring an outstanding, award-winning performance from lead Wagner Moura, this latest drama from veteran director Mendonça Filho(Aquarius, Bacurau) is a tense, vibrant thriller. Unfolding in three parts and over several timelines, The Secret Agent allows its audience to relish in its reveals and intrigue as the story unhurriedly plays out. One of the must-see films of 2026.
Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival 2025
Telluride Film Festival 2025
Toronto International Film Festival 2025
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2025
BFI London Film Festival 2025
Cork International Film Festival 2025
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026
Awards:
Winner - Best Director, Cannes Film Festival 2025
Winner - Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival 2025
Winner - Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language, Golden Globes 2026
Winner - Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, Golden Globes 2026
And Brazil’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2026 Academy Awards
‘…a weird and wonderful political thriller’
★★★★★ The Irish Independent
‘The Secret Agent doesn’t have the imperatives of a conventional thriller and expecting these will cause impatience. It’s more novelistic in its way: a movie of character, a showcase for Moura’s complex, sympathetic performance – but also the platform for some thrilling, bravura film-making.’
★★★★★ The Guardian
