The Secret Agent
Singapore Premiere
Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands 2025 158 min R21 (Sexual Scenes)
A professor is on the run after locking horns with a politician who deems his department’s research a threat to his business.
In 1970s Brazil, Marcelo, a recently widowed university professor on the run, is on his way to a small town to reunite with his son Fernando. Concerned about his grandson’s safety under Marcelo’s care, Marcelo’s father-in-law Alexandre introduces him to a mysterious woman who promises safe passage out of town. In a place riddled with political corruption, the walls close in on Marcelo as he realises that hitmen are pursuing him.
Through multiple subplots and an affectionate ode to the movies of Filho’s youth, The Secret Agent indulges us with its delightful 1970s neo-noir visual style. It reflects how histories can be altered and memories can be contradicted when power is abused.
Synopsis Writer: Nanthinee Shree
28 Nov, Fri 4:30PM / 158 min
Golden Village Suntec, Hall 3
29 Nov, Sat 10:00AM / 158 min
Golden Village Cineleisure, Hall 1
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The Secret Agent
O Agente Secreto
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands
2025
Portuguese
English
158 min
R21 (Sexual Scenes)
Singapore Premiere
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Kleber Mendonça Filho is a Brazilian filmmaker and film critic. His films are often set in his hometown, Recife and includes his debut Neighboring Sounds (2012) and the documentary Pictures of Ghosts (2023). Both films have been selected as Brazil’s entry for the Oscars. He won the Jury Prize for Bacurau (2019) and Best Director for The Secret Agent at Cannes.
Wagner Moura,
Gabriel Leone,
Maria Fernanda Candido
Emilie Lesclaux
