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A man in his 40s in 1977 Brazil faces a violent past in Recife.
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Why watch the movie The Secret Agent?
"Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent is a political thriller about memory, inheritance, and Brazil. Starring Wagner Moura, the film gradually builds suspense as it follows a man on the run through landscapes marked by violence and oblivion. The script dives deep into the emotional weight of a father’s journey while evoking the ghosts of a wounded nation. A powerful piece that echoes Pictures of Ghosts and reaffirms cinema as a space of resistance and remembrance."
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Under the threatening specter of 1977 Brazil, we meet Armando, a man in his 40s who recently moved to Recife, on the northeastern coast of Brazil, to escape a violent past.