Event 119
The Secret Agent
Film Screening introduced by the Brazilian Ambassador to the UK
– MUBI Cinema
The Brazilian Ambassador to the UK, Antonio Patriota, introduces this screening of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s neo-noir political thriller about a man attempting to flee persecution and resist an authoritarian regime – the film won Mendonça Filho Best Director at Cannes.
A university professor travels from São Paulo to the seaside city of Recife during Carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son. He soon finds out he’s been tailed and spied on by neighbours in his new refuge, leaving him no possible escape from the tentacles of corruption.
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho (2025). Film duration 2 hours 41 minutes. Certificate 15.
15+ years
In partnership with MUBI. Part of the UK/Brazil Season of Culture 2025–26
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