“ARTHUSE STREAMER AND DISTRIBUTOR MUBI HAS ACQUID The political Thriller the Secret agent from: Cannes Film Festival Competition, for the UK, Ireland, India and Latin America, Except for Brazil. The Portuguese-Language Movie, About A Technology Expert Returning to His Hometown”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
The PortugueSe-Language Movie, About A Technology Expert Returning to His Hometown in 1977 to Reunite with his Young Son and Flee The Country, Premiered At Cannes on Sun. The Secret AgenT Stars Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leon, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho and Hermila Gowedes.
Mubi Will Unveil Release Plans for the Various Territories in the Near Future. It Struck The Deal with MK2, WHICH IS HANDLING INTERNATIONAL Sales on the Movie. Neon have the acquired the Film for North America.
The Secret Agent is set in brazil in 1977. “HE arrives in recife during carnival week, Hoping to reunite with his soon but soon realizes that City Is Far from Being the Non-Violent Refuge Heeks.”
The Film Has Drawn Rave Reviews. “Enlivened by a Populous, Almost Altman-Esque Gallery of Characters-Way Too Many to Mention-Played Without a Single False Note, and by The Strong Sense FROPF Forces Outside, The Movie Luxuriates in An Intbring Sense of Time and Place That Speaks of Mendonça Filho’s Inteense Love for the Setting, “David Rooney Wrone in his His Thr Review. “IT’s A Major Achievement, and for My Money, Sure to Be One of the Best Films of the Year.
The Secret Agent is The Brazilian Filmmaker’s Third Film to Premiere in Competition at Cannes After Aquarius In 2016 and BacurauWHICH HE CO-WROTE AND CO-DIRECTED WITH JULIANO DORNELLES AND Won The Prix Du Jury, in 2019. In 2017 Pictures of Ghosts Premiered in the Special Screenings Section at the 2023 Festival.
The Secret Agent have moura returnning to portuguese-language cinema after Several Years Away. The Film Is Produced by Emilie Lesclaux, Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Fionnuala Jamison, Olivier Barbier, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Fred Burke.