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The Secret Agent / O Agente Secreto
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Director's bio
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Born 1968 in Recife, Brazil. Former film critic turned director. Known for Neighboring Sounds (2012), Aquarius (2016), and Bacurau (2019). His films explore class tensions, urban life, and politics in Brazil. Bacurau won the Cannes Jury Prize
Synopsis
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
Details of Cast
Wagner Moura – Marcelo; Carlos Francisco; Tânia Maria
Details of Crew
Evgenia Alexandrova – Cinematography; Eduardo Serrano – Editing; Tomaz Alves Souza – Music
Producer Details
Emilie Lesclaux; Filho; MK Productions
Writer Details
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Stills
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Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Homage (11)
- Country Focus : Vietnam (5)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (8)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Signatures In Motion (4)
- Saeed Mirza Retrospective (3)
- Ritwik Ghatak Centenary (4)
- Youssef Chahine Retrospective (3)
- Contemporary Filmmaker in Focus: Garin Nugroho (5)
- Suvarna Chakoram (17)
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