The Secret Agent Film • 2025 • Crime, Drama, Mystery, … Watch trailer 74% 72% 76.2% 74% 82%Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.Where to watch Streaming information by Cast & CrewKleber Mendonça FilhoDirector & WriterWagner MouraMarcelo Alves / Armando Solimões / Fernando SolimõesAlice CarvalhoFátimaGabriel LeoneBobbiIsabél ZuaaTereza VictóriaMaria Fernanda CândidoElzaUdo KierHansRobson AndradeClóvisRubens SantosNatalícioLicínio JanuárioAntônioJoálisson CunhaFrentistaSee all cast & crew on IMDbDetailsStatusReleasedReleaseJuly 23, 2025OriginsBrazilGenresCrimeDramaMysteryThrillerTags1970sarchivesbrazilbrazilian politicsdictatorshipditadura militar brasileiraon the runperiod dramapolicepolitical thrillerportugueseprofessorrecifesecret agentsuspense mysteryExternal linksLinks AllMovie Apple TV Does the Dog Die? FilmAffinity Google Knowledge Graph IMDb Letterboxd MUBI Metacritic Official site Plex Rotten Tomatoes TMDB The Numbers Wikidata Wikipedia Reviews ‘The Secret Agent’ Review: Wagner Moura Makes a Stunning Return to Brazilian Cinema in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Masterful Period Political Thriller David Rooney • hollywoodreporter.com Doesn’t put a foot wrong: The Secret Agent reviewed Deborah Ross • spectator.com This Brazilian Oscar contender has the best acting you’ll see in 2026 The Independent • the-independent.com The Secret Agent: Danger hums in nervy Brazilian thriller The Irish Times • irishtimes.com 'The Secret Agent' Is Brazil's Oscar Submission for A Reason David Fear • rollingstone.com “The Secret Agent” Is a Political Thriller Teeming with Life Richard Brody • newyorker.com The Secret Agent review: Wagner Moura shimmers in this Brazilian Oscars contender Nick Howells • standard.co.uk The Secret Agent and the Year in Movies About Resistance Alison Willmore • vulture.com The Secret Agent Review - HeyUGuys Linda Marric • heyuguys.com Political thriller reminds us why memory is so important The Nightly • thenightly.com.au