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Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

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Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura introduce their gripping thriller THE SECRET AGENT. | MUBI

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Wagner Moura

Tânia Maria

Alice Carvalho

Maria Fernanda Cândido

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Director:

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Release Date:

2025-07-23

Run Time:

161m

Tagline:

Brazil 1977, a time of great mischief.

Genres:

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords:

1970s archives brazil brazilian politics dictatorship ditadura militar brasileira introspective on the run police professor recife secret agent

Financials and Popularity

Budget: 5,000,000.00 $

Revenue: 18,988,224.00 $

Vote Average: 7.3/10

Vote Count: 620 Votes

Movie Popularity: 10.33

Spoken Languages: English, German, Portuguese

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Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura introduce their gripping thriller THE SECRET AGENT. | MUBI

Cast

Wagner Moura

Tânia Maria

Alice Carvalho

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Gabriel Leone

Udo Kier

Carlos Francisco

Thomás Aquino

Hermila Guedes

Robério Diógenes

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