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expediente · mfc-000359our own catalogue record · per-fact provenance on fileQ132531438
Synopsis
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.
Awards and festivals
2025Festival de Cannes · In CompetitionBest Actor — Wagner Moura
2025Festival de Cannes · In CompetitionPalme d'Or — Kleber Mendonça Filho · nominated
2025Festival de Cannes · In CompetitionBest Director — Kleber Mendonça Filho
2025Festival de Cannes · In Competition · world premiereselected
2025Festival de Cannes · In CompetitionFIPRESCI Prize — The Secret Agent
2025Festival de Cannes · In CompetitionAFCAE Art House Cinema Award — The Secret Agent
2025Jerusalem Film FestivalBest International Film Award — The Secret Agent
2025Lima Film Festival · Latin American Fiction CompetitionInternational Critics' Jury Award for Best Film — The Secret Agent
2025Lima Film Festival · Latin American Fiction CompetitionLatin American Fiction Competition - Honorable Mention — The Secret Agent · special mention
2025Lima Film Festival · Latin American Fiction CompetitionTrophy Spondylus — The Secret Agent
2025New York Film Festival · Main Slateselected
2025Sydney Film FestivalSydney Film Prize — The Secret Agent · nominated
plus 2 more entries on file
Places
Set in Recife, Pernambuco, 1977 · Brazil under the military dictatorship, 1977 · São Paulo, 1977 · Brasília, 1977
Filmed at Recife, Pernambuco — Director says 90% of the film was shot in Recife; main filming base and visual setting.
São Paulo — Director says the production shot two days in São Paulo for brief scenes.
Brasília, Federal District — Director says the production traveled to Brasília for lawyer/payphone and telegram material; he specifically mentions the commercial sector architecture.
Cinema São Luiz, Recife, Pernambuco — Historic movie palace used as a film location and described by the director as a character in the film.
Teatro do Parque, Recife, Pernambuco — Historic Recife movie theater cited by the director among the theaters used for the film's 1977 Recife texture.
Parque 13 de Maio, Recife, Pernambuco — Director identifies the park scenes as shot at Parque 13 de Maio in downtown Recife.
Ginásio Pernambucano, Recife, Pernambuco — Public school used as the registry office location in the film.
