The Secret Agent - Cinematheque - Indian Flame

Winner for Best Actor and Best Director at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1977 Recife, Marcelo, a technology expert in his early forties, returns in the midst of Carnaval to reunite with his son and plot a dangerous escape under the ever-watchful eyes of Brazil’s repressive military regime.

Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Run Time: 161 min.
Format: DCP
Release Year: 2025
Language: Portuguese
Starring: Carlos Francisco, Robério Diógenes, Roney Villela, Tânia Maria, Wagner Moura

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_secret_agent_2025

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/20/the-secret-agent-review-brilliant-brazilian-drama-of-an-academic-on-the-run-in-the-murderous-1970s

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-secret-agent-film-review-2025

We’ll meet in the lobby after the film then walk together to the nearby restaurant for dinner and discussion.

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