Official US Trailer for Brazil’s ‘The Secret Agent’ with Wagner Moura

“To a better Brazil, with less mischief.” Neon has debuted the full official US trailer for the acclaimed Brazilian film titled The Secret Agent or O Agente Secreto, the latest from Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. This first premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews, and it went on to win both Best Actor and Best Director awards at the fest. Now opening in US theaters starting in November this fall during the awards season. In 1977, a tech researcher flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in North Brazil in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the safe refuge he seeks. Wagner Moura stars in this as the “secret agent” Marcelo. Master filmmaker Kleber Mendonca Filho teams up with renowned Brazilian actor Wagner Moura – giving an extraordinary, career-defining performance – to craft a thrillingly unpredictable, playfully shape-shifting epic steeped in history even as it feels contemporary, paying affectionate tribute to many movies in Filho’s youth while unfolding against the backdrop of political turmoil and palpable danger. After playing at TIFF & NYFF it’s regarded as one of the best foreign films of the year with a brilliant performance by Moura. Absolutely worth your time. // Continue Reading ›