The Secret Agent

Name: The Secret Agent
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2025

2025

IMDb

Kleber Mendonça Filho

2025·R·

Brazil,

France,

Germany,

Netherlands

Award tierCompeting Now

Metascore

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Indie International

In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.

Cast

Maria Fernanda Cândido·Gabriel Leone·Carlos Francisco·Wagner Moura

Languages

Portuguese

Major Awards

6 wins · 11 nominations

Wins (6)

Other

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2026)

Best Film Not in the English Language

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2025)

Best Film Not in the English Language

Cannes Film Festival (2025)

Competition

Cannes Film Festival (2025)

Nominations (11)

Best Picture

César Awards, France (2026)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

BAFTA Awards (2026)

Best Film Not in the English Language

Golden Globes, USA (2026)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2026)

Best Screenplay (Original)

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (2026)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Critics' Awards

Cahiers du Cinéma (2025)

Best Film

Other

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2026)

Best Film

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2026)

Foreign Language Film of the Year

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2025)

Best Picture

Gotham Awards (2025)

Outstanding Lead Performance

Cannes Film Festival (2025)