Screening of “The Secret Agent”, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho

Brazil, 1970s. The country is under a military dictatorship. Marcelo, a scientist, is forced to flee after discovering that a corrupt government minister intends to seize his research. Escaping hired assassins, he returns to his hometown on the Atlantic coast, where he finds himself amid the chaos of Carnival, police violence, and a clandestine resistance movement. But Marcelo has one goal above all: to reunite with his son so they can leave the country together.

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s latest film is a gripping historical thriller about memory, fear, and freedom, weaving together a deeply personal story with the political reality of dictatorship-era Brazil. The film premiered in the Main Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where Mendonça Filho received the Best Director Award.