Winner of multiple prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, Kleber Mendonça Filho (“Bacurau”)’s sly, genre-bending political thriller, “The Secret Agent”, stars Wagner Moura (“Civil War”) as Marcelo, a technology expert seeking refuge in Recife during Brazil’s 1977 military dictatorship.
The film, structured in three parts and shifting between timelines, unveils its plot through a puzzle-like narrative, exploring how truth is obscured and memory distorted under oppressive regimes.
The film serves as a summary of the authoritarian playbook while being a thrilling neo-noir that reflects Mendonça Filho’s cinematic knowledge. Shot using Panavision anamorphic lenses and vintage equipment, the film excels at capturing a 1970s visual style.
