The Secret Agent
“Brazil 1977, a time of great mischief.”
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
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Cast
75 people
Kleber Mendonça Filho Director · Tomaz Alves de Souza Composer Mateus Alves Composer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $5M · United States release November 26, 2025
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$18,988,224
Gross vs. budget
3.8×
Production
Lemming Film
Production
One Two Films
Production
CinemaScópio
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
MK Productions
Production
Primo Content
Production
Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE
Production
CinemaScópio Produções
Production
mk2 Films
Production
Vitrine Filmes
Production · Distribution
Brazil · France · Germany · Netherlands · Argentina
Produced in
Languages
Original title
O Agente Secreto
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
English · German · Portuguese
Release dates
France · May 18, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Brazil · September 10, 2025
Limited theatrical · Cinema Teatro do Parque / Cinema São Luiz
United States · November 26, 2025
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · February 3, 2026
Digital
United States
August 29, 2025 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 18, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Latin American Film Festival
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Telluride at Dartmouth
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
September 30, 2025 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Cine Latino Film Festival
October 15, 2025 · Premiere · Santa Fe International Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival / Middleburg Film Festival
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival / Heartland International Film Festival / Newport Beach Film Festival / Orcas Island Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · New Hampshire Film Festival
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Bravo Film Festival
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · Santa Barbara International Film Festival
October 22, 2025 · Premiere · Hawai'i International Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival / Philadelphia Film Festival
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival
October 27, 2025 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
October 28, 2025 · Premiere · Vermont International Film Festival
October 29, 2025 · Premiere · Wilshire Screening Room
October 30, 2025 · Premiere · IFFBoston Fall Focus
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · Lake Placid Film Festival
November 2, 2025 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival GEMS
November 5, 2025 · Premiere · Portland Latin American Film Festival / Loft Film Fest
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Coronado Island Film Festival
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · Ojai Playhouse Film Festival
November 13, 2025 · Premiere · Key West Film Festival
November 15, 2025 · Premiere · The Yale Film Society
November 16, 2025 · Premiere · West Virginia International Film Festival
November 17, 2025 · Premiere · Three Rivers Film Festival
November 18, 2025 · Premiere · Sonoma International Film Festival
November 19, 2025 · Premiere · NYU
November 22, 2025 · Premiere · Metrograph
November 24, 2025 · Premiere · USC
December 5, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
December 7, 2025 · Premiere · LA Times Indie Focus
January 7, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
February 6, 2026 · Premiere · Santa Barbara International Film Festival
March 1, 2026 · Digital · Hulu
Argentina
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · MUBI Fest Buenos Aires
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Cannes Film Week
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
June 11, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 14, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 16, 2025 · Premiere · Darwin International Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 30, 2025 · Premiere · Capital Film Festival
November 27, 2025 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
January 5, 2026 · Premiere · Perth Festival
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Austria
October 22, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
December 19, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 12, 2025 · Premiere · Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro
September 16, 2025 · Premiere · Festival de Cinema da Amazônia – Olhar do Norte
September 18, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Maranhão na Tela
September 18, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cine Passeio, Sala Glauber Rocha e Cinema Fundação Joaquim Nabuco
September 24, 2025 · Premiere · Cine Ceará - Festival Ibero-americano de Cinema
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · CineBH International Film Festival
October 7, 2025 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Kinoarte de Cinema
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
November 3, 2025 · Premiere · FRAPA - Festival de Roteiro Audiovisual de Porto Alegre / Curta-SE - Festival Iberoamericano de Cinema de Sergipe
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Mostra de Cinema ICB
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
November 22, 2025 · Premiere · Gostoso Film Festival
January 31, 2026 · Premiere · Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes
March 7, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
June 29, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Bulgaria
November 23, 2025 · Premiere · Kinomania Film Festival
Canada
September 7, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
October 6, 2025 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Festival du Film Brésilien de Montreal
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival
November 27, 2025 · Premiere · Brazil Film Fest Toronto
December 5, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Portuguese w/e.s.t.
Chile
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Viña del Mar Film Festival
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
China
September 25, 2025 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
March 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Colombia
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Bogotá International Film Festival
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Cuba
December 4, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
Czechia
November 27, 2025 · Premiere · Kino Brasil
March 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Egypt
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
Estonia
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
November 28, 2025 · Theatrical
Finland
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
France
July 5, 2025 · Premiere · Cinéma Paradiso Louvre
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine
September 23, 2025 · Premiere · Studio 43
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · La Ferme du Buisson
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Retour de Cannes
October 1, 2025 · Premiere · Espace 1789
October 5, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Ciné32 Indépendance(s) et Création
October 7, 2025 · Premiere · Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival
October 22, 2025 · Premiere · CinéMartinique Film Festival
November 4, 2025 · Premiere · Festival du Film de Sarlat
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · Arras Film Festival
November 13, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Écran Total
November 21, 2025 · Premiere · Festival du film d'histoire de Pessac
November 26, 2025 · Premiere · mk2 Bibliothèque
December 17, 2025 · Theatrical
May 5, 2026 · Physical
July 7, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
July 7, 2026 · TV · Canal+
Germany
September 22, 2025 · Premiere · Filmkunstmesse Leipzig
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
October 7, 2025 · Premiere · Cinebrasil
October 14, 2025 · Premiere · Film Festival Cologne
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival
October 21, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Monopol Kino
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Harmonie Kino Frankfurt/Main
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Berlin Independent Film Festival
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Lateinamerikanische Filmtagen München
Greece
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Guatemala
March 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 6, 2025 · Premiere · Miskolc International Film Festival
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Latin American Film Days in Budapest
India
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Kolkata International Film Festival
December 14, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Kerala
February 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Indonesia
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
October 18, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Special Screening
January 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
March 25, 2026 · Digital · KlikFilm
Ireland
November 11, 2025 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Israel
July 18, 2025 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
November 17, 2025 · Premiere · Arava Desert Film Festival
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
October 15, 2025 · Premiere · Rome International Film Festival
November 16, 2025 · Premiere · MUBI Fest Roma
January 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
December 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
March 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Lithuania
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
June 11, 2026 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Luxembourg
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Macao SAR China
March 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Mongolia
October 8, 2025 · Premiere · Ulaanbaatar International Film Festival
Morocco
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech Film Festival
Netherlands
January 29, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 2, 2025 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
January 22, 2026 · Limited theatrical
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Norway
October 15, 2025 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Film fra Sør - Films from the South Festival
January 21, 2026 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
February 9, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Prinsen in Trondheim Early Premiere
February 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Paraguay
October 31, 2025 · Premiere · 3 Margens Festival
Peru
August 8, 2025 · Premiere · Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 11, 2026 · Premiere · FDCP World Cinema
July 17, 2026 · Digital · JuanFlix
Poland
July 17, 2025 · Premiere · BNP Paribas New Horizons International Film Festival
August 1, 2025 · Premiere · BNP Paribas Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Warsaw International Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Festiwal Kamera Akcja
Portugal
July 23, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cinema São Jorge, Lisboa
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · LEFFEST - Lisboa Film Festival
Puerto Rico
January 22, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Romania
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest Festival
November 2, 2025 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Cluj Festival
February 27, 2026 · Theatrical
October 25, 2026 · TV · HBO
Russia
March 26, 2026 · Theatrical
April 23, 2026 · Digital
Saudi Arabia
December 5, 2025 · Premiere · Red Sea International Film Festival
Serbia
November 25, 2025 · Premiere · Belgrade Auteur Film Festival
Singapore
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Slovakia
September 15, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival Cinematik
Slovenia
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
South Korea
September 19, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
July 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · PONTES - Galician and Portuguese Film Week
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · IBAFF - Murcia International Film Festival
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · CLAM - Festival Internacional de Cinema Social de Catalunya
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Gáldar International Film Festival
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Cineuropa 39
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · MOST International Wine Film Festival
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · Fancine - Fantastic Film Festival of Málaga
November 12, 2025 · Digital
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · Gijon International Film Festival
January 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 5, 2025 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 26, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
November 2, 2025 · Premiere · Weltfilmtage Thusis
November 13, 2025 · Theatrical
November 21, 2025 · Premiere · Pantalla Latina – St. Gallen Filmfestival
Taiwan
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
March 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 24, 2025 · Premiere · Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Filmekimi
November 13, 2025 · Premiere · Ankara Film Festival
January 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Kyiv Critics' Week
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 21, 2025 · Premiere · Bath Film Festival
November 2, 2025 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Inverness Film Festival
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · CINECITY Brighton Film Festival
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · ICO Autumn Screening Days
November 30, 2025 · Premiere · King's Lynn Film Festival
January 12, 2026 · Premiere · Screen Next the Sea
January 30, 2026 · Premiere · The Bay International Film Festival
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
April 17, 2026 · Digital · MUBI
September 21, 2026 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray / Blu-ray / DVD
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